DocumentCode
421627
Title
Short laser pulse compression in air
Author
Alexeev, I. ; Ting, A. ; Gordon, D. ; Penano, J. ; Hubbard, R. ; Sprangle, P. ; Briscoe, E.
Author_Institution
Plasma Phys. Div., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2004
fDate
16-21 May 2004
Abstract
A negatively chirped laser pulse propagating in air compresses and focuses resulting in intensity increase and ionization near focal region. Using femtosecond laser we observe pulse compression and focusing that is controlled by induced chirp.
Keywords
atmospheric light propagation; chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; ionisation; optical pulse compression; optical self-focusing; air; chirped laser pulse; femtosecond laser; ionization; laser pulse compression; pulse focusing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-777-6
Type
conf
Filename
1360823
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