  The need for ever higher energies in lepton colliders gives rise to the
investigation of new accelerator schemes for elementary particle physics
experiments. One perceivable way to increase the collision energy would be to
combine conventional lepton acceleration with strong laser fields, making use
of the momentum boost a charged particle experiences inside a plane
electromagnetic wave. As an example for a process taking place in such a
laser-boosted collision, Higgs boson creation is studied in detail. We further
discuss other possible particle production processes that could be implemented
in such a collider scheme and specify the required technical demands.

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology