DocumentCode
405358
Title
Self-focusing and filamentation of ultrafast laser pulses in optical media: physics and applications
Author
Chin, S.L.
Author_Institution
Laval Univ., Que., Canada
Volume
1
fYear
2003
fDate
15-19 Dec. 2003
Abstract
Powerful femtosecond laser pulses can self-focus in any optical medium leaving behind traces of plasma columns called filaments, mm in length in condensed matters and km in the atmosphere.
Keywords
high-speed optical techniques; optical self-focusing; condensed matters; optical media; plasma columns; powerful femtosecond laser pulses; ultrafast laser pulses filamentation; ultrafast laser pulses self-focusing; Atmosphere; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Physics; Plasma applications; Power lasers; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7766-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1274586
Filename
1274586
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