Title :
Remote underwater ultrashort pulse laser acoustic source
Author :
Jones, T.G. ; Ting, A. ; Penano, J. ; Sprangle, P. ; DiComo, G.
Author_Institution :
Plasma Phys. Div., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC
Abstract :
An appropriately tailored laser pulse can propagate many meters underwater at moderate intensity, then quickly converge to an intense focus at a controlled location. Optical breakdown can then generate an acoustic pulse at this location.
Keywords :
underwater optics; laser pulse propagation; optical breakdown; remote underwater ultrashort pulse laser acoustic source; Acoustic propagation; Acoustic pulses; Electric breakdown; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse compression methods; Pulse measurements; Underwater acoustics; (190.4720) Optical nonlinearities of condensed matter; (320.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627917
