• DocumentCode
    2792067
  • Title

    Cerenkov THz emission from femtosecond filamentation in air

  • Author

    Houard, A. ; Amico, C.D. ; Franco, M. ; Prade, B. ; Mysyrowicz, A. ; Couairon, A. ; Tikhonchuk, V.

  • Author_Institution
    Laboratoire d¿Optique Appliquée, ENSTA, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS UMR 7639, F-91761, Palaiseau, France
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We measure a strong forward THz emission from femtosecond filaments in air and we attribute it to a Cerenkov emission from the ionization front moving at superluminal velocity.
  • Keywords
    Free electron lasers; Ionization; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Plasma confinement; Plasma measurements; Polarization; Pulse measurements; Radiation detectors; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2007.4431619
  • Filename
    4431619
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2792067