Title :
Energy exchange between two filaments in air via a traveling plasma grating
Author :
Durand, Magali ; Liu, Yi ; Forestier, Benjamin ; Houard, Aurélien ; Mysyrowicz, André
Abstract :
We observe efficient energy exchange between filaments in air mediated by a travelling plasma grating formed at the intersection of the two filaments. The velocity of this grating is studied by means of Doppler effect.
Keywords :
air; diffraction gratings; optical Kerr effect; plasma light propagation; plasma nonlinear processes; plasma production by laser; Doppler effect; air filament energy exchange; efficient energy exchange; filament intersection; plasma grating velocity; traveling plasma grating; Energy exchange; Gratings; Laser beams; Measurement by laser beam; Particle beams; Plasmas; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
