Title :
Deterministic multi-filamentation in air: experimental
Author :
Mechain, G. ; Couairon, A. ; Franco, M. ; Prade, B. ; Mysyrowicz, A.
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´Optique Appliquee, Ecole Polytech., Palaiseau
Abstract :
We show experimentally that it is possible to organize regular filamentation patterns in air by introducing phase or amplitude distortions in the beam profile of an intense femtosecond laser pulse
Keywords :
air; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; light propagation; optical distortion; amplitude distortions; beam profile; deterministic multifilamentation; femtosecond laser pulse; phase distortions; Ionization; Laser beams; Laser noise; Optical distortion; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Phase distortion; Power lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
