Title :
Polarization state dynamics in femtosecond filaments
Author :
Trisorio, A. ; Hauri, C.P.
Author_Institution :
Lab. d Opt. Appl., ENSTA-Ecole Polytech., Palaiseau
Abstract :
We study polarization state dynamics, white-light generation and self-compression in femtosecond filaments for linear, circular and elliptically polarized input light. For elliptically polarized input laser light strong nonlinear elliptic polarization rotation is observed during filamentation.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; light polarisation; circular polarization; elliptical polarization; femtosecond filaments; filamentation; linear polarization; nonlinear polarization rotation; polarization state dynamics; self-compression; white-light generation; Argon; Gas lasers; Iris; Laser beams; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Telescopes; Turning;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
