Title :
Light scattering from laser pulse-induced travelling inhomogeneities
Author :
Roger, Thomas ; Rubino, Eleonora ; Cacciatori, S. ; Belgiorno, F. ; Biancalana, Fabio ; Saleh, Mohammed F. ; Couairon, A. ; Faccio, D.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Phys. Sci., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
Light scattering from a Kerr induced inhomogeneity is revisited, unveiling novel emission channels resulting essentially from the formation of shock front instabilities. These exhibit different features in the presence of negative or positive GVD.
Keywords :
laser beams; light scattering; optical Kerr effect; optical dispersion; Kerr induced inhomogeneity; emission channels; group velocity dipersion; laser pulse-induced travelling inhomogeneities; light scattering; negative GVD; positive GVD; shock front instability formation; Dispersion; Electric shock; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical pumping; Probes; Scattering; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
