Space-time wave packets (STWPs) constitute a broad class of pulsed optical fields that are
rigidly transported in linear media without diffraction or dispersion, and are therefore …

Laser wakefield accelerators (LWFAs) produce extremely high gradients enabling compact
accelerators and radiation sources but face design limitations, such as dephasing, occurring …

Presented is a novel way to combine snapshot compressive imaging and lateral shearing
interferometry in order to capture the spatio-spectral phase of an ultrashort laser pulse in a …

In nonlinear Thomson scattering, a relativistic electron reradiates the photons of a laser
pulse, converting optical light to x rays or beyond. While this extreme frequency conversion …

Flying-focus pulses promise to revolutionize laser-driven secondary sources by decoupling
the trajectory of the peak intensity from the native group velocity of the medium over …

High-intensity pulse-beams are ubiquitous in scientific investigations and industrial
applications ranging from the generation of secondary radiation sources (eg, high harmonic …

Ultrafast pulse-beam characterization is critical for diverse scientific and industrial
applications from micromachining to generating the highest intensity laser pulses. The four …

Spatiotemporal pulse shaping provides control over the trajectory and range of an intensity
peak. While this control can enhance laser-based applications, the optical configurations …

Rapid emergence of satellite-based economy coupled with the current renaissance in space
exploration and aspirations for the Moon and Mars colonization drive strong interest in …

High-field THz sources with peak field strengths exceeding MV/cm are essential for
nonlinear THz spectroscopy and coherent control of matter on ultrafast time scales. Two …