• DocumentCode
    2624533
  • Title

    Break-up, coalescence and self-guiding of femtosecond laser pulses in air

  • Author

    Couairon, A. ; Berge, L. ; Tzortzakis, S. ; Franco, M. ; Chiron, A. ; Lamouroux, B. ; Andre, Y.-B. ; Prade, B. ; Mysyrowicz, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Commissariat a l´Energie Atom., Bruyeres-le-Chatel, France
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    6-10 Aug. 2000
  • Firstpage
    292
  • Lastpage
    294
  • Abstract
    Femtosecond laser pulses propagating in air are investigated. For input powers as high as 25 times the self-focusing threshold, the pulses are shown to break up into two spots, which coalesce into a self-guided beam.
  • Keywords
    Schrodinger equation; laser beams; multiphoton processes; optical Kerr effect; optical pulse shaping; optical solitons; Kerr filamentation; Kerr regime; break-up; coalescence; electron plasma generation; femtosecond laser pulses in air; global dynamics; infrared pulses; modulational instability; nonlinear Schrodinger model; robust filament; self-focusing threshold; self-guiding; Electron beams; Ionization; Laser beams; Laser modes; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pulse modulation; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 2000. Technical Digest
  • Conference_Location
    Kaua´i-Lihue, HI, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-646-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NLO.2000.883653
  • Filename
    883653
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2624533