Title :
In-line holography for the 3D reconstruction of laser pulse filamentation in transparent media
Author :
Papazoglou, D.G. ; Tzortzakis, S.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electron. Struct. & Laser, Heraklion
Abstract :
In-line holographic microscopy is used to retrieve the 3D distribution of the refractive index perturbation, resulting from the nonlinear propagation of 35fs IR pulses in transparent media, including the Kerr effect and plasma strings.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; holography; nonlinear optics; optical Kerr effect; optical microscopy; refractive index measurement; 3D reconstruction; Kerr effect; in-line holography; infrared pulses; laser pulse filamentation; nonlinear propagation; plasma strings; refractive index perturbation; time 35 fs; transparent media; Amplitude estimation; Holographic optical components; Holography; Image reconstruction; Laser excitation; Optical microscopy; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Probes; Refractive index; (090.0090) Holography; (110.3010) Image reconstruction techniques; (190.5530) Pulse propagation and temporal solitons; (320.0320) Ultrafast optics; (350.5400) Plasmas;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
