Title :
Predicting the filamentation of high-powered beams and pulses without numerical integration
Author :
Vuong, Luat T. ; Gaeta, Alexander L. ; Gavish, Nir ; Fibich, Gadi
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
Abstract :
We present a new analytical method that predicts the initial filamentation dynamics of high-powered beams and pulses. We demonstrate the method with various input beams and pulses and show good agreement with numerical results.
Keywords :
laser beams; optical self-focusing; filamentation; high-powered beams; high-powered pulses; nonlinear optics; numerical integration; self-focusing; Diffraction; Equations; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Pattern analysis; Physics; Refractive index; Visualization; (260.2030) Dispersion; (260.5950) Self-focusing;
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
