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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
