Title :
Burst-mode high power femtosecond laser propagation through the atmosphere
Author :
Richardson, M. ; Vorobiev, N. ; Zoubir, A. ; Bernath, N. ; Olmstead, T. ; Duncan, J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Opt., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We describe the first demonstration of self-channeling in the atmosphere by bursts of high power femtosecond laser pulses. We study the long distance energy propagation and ablation of solid targets by the self-channeled beam.
Keywords :
atmospheric light propagation; channelling radiation; high-speed optical techniques; laser ablation; laser beams; laser modes; atmospheric laser propagation; burst-mode; energy propagation; high power femtosecond laser pulses; laser ablation; self-channeled beam; self-channeling; solid targets; Atmosphere; Free electron lasers; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Power lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
