Title :
Femtosecond Pump-Probe Diagnostics of Preformed Plasma Channels
Author :
Zgadzaj, R. ; Gaul, E.W. ; Matlis, N.H. ; Shvets, G. ; Debus, A. ; Downer, M.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Texas Univ., Austin, TX
Abstract :
We report recent ultrafast pump-probe experiments in He plasma waveguides using intense pump and weak, same wavelength, cross-polarized probe. These single probe FDI measurements reveal otherwise undetectable weak blueshift, and depolarized component of pump
Keywords :
helium; high-speed optical techniques; light interferometry; plasma filled waveguides; plasma light propagation; plasma probes; spectral line shift; FDI measurement; He; He plasma waveguides; blueshift; cross-polarized probe; ultrafast pump-probe experiment; Fault detection; Helium; Optical polarization; Optical pulse generation; Plasma diagnostics; Plasma measurements; Plasma waves; Probes; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549176
