Title :
Observation of energy exchange between intersecting filament-forming beams freely propagating in air
Author :
Bernstein, A.C. ; McCormick, M.W. ; Sanders, J.C. ; Ditmire, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX
Abstract :
We demonstrate two-beam coupling between crossed filament-producing beams freely propagating in atmosphere, producing energy transfers of 10%, controllable by a relative delay of +/-20 fs. Prospects of filament regeneration and control will be discussed.
Keywords :
atmospheric light propagation; laser beams; multiwave mixing; energy exchange; filament-forming beams; two-beam coupling; Chirp; Delay; Energy exchange; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Raman scattering; Ultrafast optics; (010.0010) Atmospheric and oceanic optics; (190.0190) Nonlinear Optics; (260.7120) Ultrafast phenomena;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
