DocumentCode
3061303
Title
Remote lasing in air driven by strong laser field: Lasing or nonlinear frequency conversion?
Author
Ni, J. ; Chu, W. ; Yao, JingTao ; Zeng, Bing ; Xu, H.L. ; Chin, S.L. ; Cheng, Yuan Bing ; Xu, Zongben
Author_Institution
State Key Lab. of High Field Laser Phys., Shanghai Inst. of Opt. & Fine Mech., Shanghai, China
fYear
2013
fDate
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrated systematic investigations on the mechanism of remote coherent N2+ emission in air using a pump-probe configuration. Our experimental results suggest lasing action based on instantaneous population inversion is the most likely mechanism.
Keywords
high-speed optical techniques; nitrogen; optical frequency conversion; population inversion; N2+; femtosecond filament excitation; instantaneous population inversion; nonlinear frequency conversion; pump-probe configuration; remote coherent N2+ emission; remote lasing; strong laser field; Harmonic analysis; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Probes; Sociology; Statistics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
Kyoto
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600313
Filename
6600313
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