Title :
Propagation dynamics of dressed optical filaments
Author :
Mills, M.S. ; Scheller, M. ; Polynkin, Pavel ; Kolesik, Miroslav ; Christodoulides, Demetrios N.
Author_Institution :
CREOL, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate that the longevity of an optical filament can be drastically increased by prudently surrounding it with a low intensity annular wavefront. Here, we systematically study the dynamics and robustness of such dressed filaments.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; light propagation; nonlinear optics; low-intensity annular wavefront; optical filament longevity; optical propagation dynamics; Educational institutions; Lenses; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optimized production technology; Plasmas; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
