Title :
Propagation of intense femtosecond laser pulse in water and acoustic waves generation
Author :
Houard, Aurelien ; Brelet, Y. ; Jarnac, A. ; Carbonnel, J. ; Mysyrowicz, A. ; Milian, C. ; Couairon, A. ; Guillermin, R. ; Sessarego, J.-P.
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´Opt. Appl., ENSTA ParisTech, Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
Propagation of femtosecond pulses at 800 and 400 nm is studied in water. Acoustic signals generated with MW to TW laser power are characterized, showing a directed and broadband emission in the band 0-20 MHz.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; light propagation; photoacoustic effect; water; acoustic signals; acoustic waves generation; broadband emission; frequency 0 MHz to 20 MHz; intense femtosecond laser pulse propagation; water; wavelength 400 nm; wavelength 800 nm; Acoustic beams; Acoustics; Chirp; Laser beams; Measurement by laser beam; Pulsed laser deposition; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
