Abstract
We suggest that far infrared, radiation (FIR) with gigawatt peakpower can be generated from a plasma produced at the focus of a high-intensity, ultra-short laser pulse as a result of the coherent acceleration of electrons through ponderomotive forces. A well defined vacuum-plasma interface will optimize the generated FIR.
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