Title :
THz emission from electrically charged femtosecond filaments in air
Author :
Amico, C.D. ; Olivier, T. ; Méchain, G. ; Franco, M. ; Prade, B. ; Pellet, M. ; Gheudin, M. ; Mysyrowicz, A.
Author_Institution :
ENSTA, Lab. d´´Opt. Appl., Ecole Polytech. Palaiseau, Palaiseau
Abstract :
We observe a strong increase of the THz emission from femtosecond filaments in air in the presence of an applied electric field.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical pulse generation; THz emission; air; electric field; electrically charged femtosecond filaments; Lenses; Optical pulses; Plasma applications; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Plasma properties; Plasma sources; Polarization; Ultrafast optics; Voltage; 190.5530 Pulse propagation and solitons; 350.5400 Plasmas;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629082
