Title :
Filamentation in turbulent air
Author :
Couairon, A. ; Houard, A. ; Franco, M. ; Prade, B. ; Mysyrowicz, A. ; Durécu, A. ; Lombard, L. ; Bourdon, P. ; Vasseur, O. ; Fleury, B. ; Robert, C. ; Michau, V.
Author_Institution :
Centre de Phys. Theor., CNRS, Palaiseau
Abstract :
We present experimental and theoretical results on the robustness, beam pointing accuracy and survival probability of femtosecond filaments in turbulent air.
Keywords :
atmospheric light propagation; atmospheric turbulence; optical self-focusing; beam pointing accuracy; femtosecond filaments; filamentation; robustness; survival probability; turbulent air; Laser beams; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Optical solitons; Pulse measurements; Reservoirs; Robustness; Stability; Ultrafast optics; (010.7060) Turbulence; (190.5940) Self action effects;
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
