• DocumentCode
    521435
  • Title

    Spatiotemporal dynamics of ionizing filaments in air

  • Author

    Adams, Daniel E. ; Planchon, Thomas A. ; Squier, Jeff A. ; Durfee, Charles G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Colorado Sch. of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We use time-domain Spatially and Spectrally Resolved Interferometry (SSRI) to measure the intensity and phase of filaments. The optical power of self-focusing pulses is shown to be consistent with defocusing due to ionization.
  • Keywords
    Biomedical optical imaging; Fiber nonlinear optics; Focusing; Ionization; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Spatiotemporal phenomena;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5501055