Title :
Characterization of laser-induced air plasmas via third harmonic generation
Author :
Rodríguez, C. ; Wang, Z. ; Sun, Z. ; Rudolph, W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Third harmonic generation by a femtosecond probe intersecting a laser-induced air plasma is measured and a general model developed to describe such signal. The electron density distribution and nonlinear coefficient of the plasma are determined.
Keywords :
electron density; high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; optical harmonic generation; plasma production by laser; electron density distribution; femtosecond probe; laser-induced air plasmas; nonlinear coefficient; third harmonic generation; Atmospheric modeling; Focusing; Measurement by laser beam; Particle beams; Plasma measurements; Plasmas; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
