DocumentCode
2084238
Title
Long range horizontal propagation of femtosecond self-channelled laser pulses in air
Author
Mechain, G. ; Andre, Y.-B. ; D´Amico, C. ; Couairon, A. ; Franco, M. ; Tzortzakis, S. ; Prade, B. ; Mysyrowicz, A. ; Salmon, E. ; Sauerbrey, R.
Author_Institution
Lab. d´´Optique Appliquee, Ecole Polytech., Palaiseau
fYear
2004
fDate
21-21 May 2004
Firstpage
424
Lastpage
425
Abstract
Using a multiterawatt femtosecond laser, we have studied long distance (~2 km) filamentation in air as a function of initial pulse chirp. Ionized channels are observed over several hundred meters
Keywords
atmospheric light propagation; chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; air; femtosecond self-channelled laser pulses; ionized channels; long distance filamentation; multiterawatt femtosecond laser; pulse chirp;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-778-4
Type
conf
Filename
1366827
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