• DocumentCode
    732860
  • Title

    Transition between linear and nonlinear focusing regimes during filamentation

  • Author

    Khan Lim ; Durand, Magali ; Baudelet, Matthieu ; Richardson, Martin

  • Author_Institution
    Townes Laser Inst., Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The transition between linear and nonlinear regimes of focusing for laser filamentation is described and shows the balance between plasma physics and nonlinear propagation for the stability of the laser filament and its properties.
  • Keywords
    filamentation instability; high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; optical focusing; plasma production by laser; laser filament stability; laser filamentation; linear focusing regimes; nonlinear focusing regimes; nonlinear propagation; plasma physics; Focusing; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Particle beams; Plasma density; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7183297