Light intensification towards the Schwinger limit

Bulanov, S. V.*; Esirkepov, T. Z.; Tajima, Toshiki

Physical Review Letters, 91(8), p.085001_1 - 085001_4, 2003/08

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.085001

A method to generate ultrahigh intense electromagnetic fields is suggested, based on the laser pulse compression, carrier frequency upshift and focusing by a counter-propagating breaking plasma wave, relativistic flying parabolic mirror. This method allows us to achieve the quantum electrodynamics critical field (Schwinger limit) with present day laser systems