Title :
Long time revival of femtosecond laser plasma filaments in air
Author :
Zhou, Bing ; Akturk, Selcuk ; Prade, Bernard ; Andre, Yves-Bernard ; Houard, Aurelien ; Liu, Yi ; Franco, Michel ; D´Amico, Ciro ; Salmon, Estelle ; Hao, Zuo-Qiang ; Lascoux, Noelle ; Mysyrowi, Andre
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´´Opt. Appl., Ecole Nat. Super. des Tech. Av., Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate the revival of short lived femtosecond laser induced plasma channels in air by a nanosecond laser pulse up to several milliseconds after plasma recombination. Such revived plasma channel is generated over 50 cm using a Bessel-like nanosecond laser beam.
Keywords :
Bessel functions; atmospheric optics; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; plasma production by laser; Bessel-like nanosecond laser beam; air; femtosecond laser plasma filament; laser induced plasma channel; nanosecond laser pulse; plasma recombination; Plasmas; 190.0190; 260.0260;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
