Title :
Optical confinement by filamentation-induced molecular alignment
Author :
Calegari, F. ; Vozzi, C. ; Benedetti, E. ; Gasilov, S. ; Sansone, G. ; Nisoli, M. ; Silvestri, S. De ; Stagira, S.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Lab. for Ultrafast & Ultraintense Opt. Sci., CNRINFM, Milan
Abstract :
An experimental analysis on the spatio-temporal effects generated in the wake of a filament propagating in Nitrogen is presented. At suitable time delays, a weak probe light pulse experiences a strong spatial confinement and a noticeable spectral broadening at the same time.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; light propagation; molecular orientation; spectral line broadening; supercontinuum generation; filamentation-induced molecular alignment; optical confinement; spatio-temporal effects; spectral broadening; strong spatial confinement; weak probe light pulse; Delay; Laser excitation; Molecular beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; Refractive index; Ultrafast optics; (320.6629) Supercontinuum generation.; (320.7120) Ultrafast phenomena;
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
