Title :
Simulation of the propagation of a UV filament in the air
Author :
Chalus, Olivier ; Sukhinin, Alexey ; Bourdier, Alain ; Mirell, Daniel ; Aceves, Alejandro ; Diels, Jean-Claude
Author_Institution :
CEA/DAM, Bruyeres-le-Chatel
Abstract :
We present two simplified models for the propagation of a long pulse UV filament in air, predicting the evolution of the beam diameter with distance, and the beam profile.
Keywords :
atmospheric light propagation; nonlinear optics; beam diameter evolution; beam profile; long pulse UV filament; nonlinear effects; propagation model; ultraviolet filament propagation; Predictive models;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453683
