Title :
Pump-probe study of plasma generated with linear and circularly polarized filaments in nitrogen
Author :
Rasoulof, Amin ; Kamer, Brian ; Diels, Jean-Claude ; Arissian, Ladan
Author_Institution :
Center for High Technol. Mater., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
We study the dynamics of the plasma generated with 800nm filaments of 60fs in a pump-probe system in nitrogen cell. We see the effect of molecular revival and plasma dynamics on beam profile and spectrum.
Keywords :
nitrogen; optical pumping; plasma light propagation; plasma nonlinear processes; plasma probes; plasma production by laser; beam profile; beam spectrum; circularly polarized filaments; linear polarized filaments; molecular revival; nitrogen cell; plasma dynamics; plasma generation; pump-probe system; time 60 fs; wavelength 800 nm; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Nitrogen; Particle beams; Plasmas; Polarization; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA