• DocumentCode
    1771917
  • Title

    Study of filamentation threshold in zinc selenide

  • Author

    Durand, Magali ; Houard, Aurelien ; Khan Lim ; Durecu, A. ; Vasseur, Olivier ; Richardson, Mark

  • Author_Institution
    Townes Laser Inst., Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Filamentation in different multi-photon absorption regimes was studied using different laser wavelengths in a zinc selenide crystal. The 3-photon ionization/absorption threshold was verified, and the impact of absorption on filament formation was observed.
  • Keywords
    II-VI semiconductors; infrared spectra; multiphoton spectra; nonlinear optics; optical focusing; photoionisation; visible spectra; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; 3-photon ionization-absorption threshold; ZnSe; filament formation; filamentation threshold; laser wavelength; multiphoton absorption regime; zinc selenide crystal; Absorption; Crystals; Educational institutions; Ionization; Supercontinuum generation; Zinc;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989675