Title :
Second harmonic optical vortex generation in air
Author :
Beresna, Martynas ; Kazansky, Peter G. ; Svirko, Yuri ; Barkauskas, Martynas ; Danielius, Romas
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate second harmonic vortex generation in atmospheric pressure air using tightly focused femtosecond laser beam. The average second harmonic power is two orders of magnitude higher compared to previous reports.
Keywords :
Focusing; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical scattering; Optical vortices; Polarization; Power system harmonics; Ultrafast optics; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
