Title :
High Current Permanent Discharges in Air Induced by Femtosecond Laser Filamentation
Author :
Houard, A. ; D´Amico, C. ; Liu, Y. ; Andre, Y.-B. ; Franco, M. ; Prade, B. ; Salmon, E. ; Pierlot, P. ; Cleon, L.-M. ; Mysyrowicz, A.
Author_Institution :
ENSTA, Palaiseau
Abstract :
Filaments created in air by an intense femtosecond laser pulse in the presence of an electric field generate a highly conductive permanent plasma column.
Keywords :
gas lasers; laser beam effects; optical pulse shaping; air induced; electric field; femtosecond laser filamentation; high current permanent discharges; intense femtosecond laser pulse; permanent plasma column; Conductivity; Electrodes; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Plasma applications; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Power lasers; Ultrafast optics; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453291
