• DocumentCode
    422376
  • Title

    Femtosecond light filaments: robust "tracks" through the atmosphere?

  • Author

    Bergé, L. ; Skupin, S. ; Peschel, U. ; Lederer, F.

  • Author_Institution
    Departement de Physique Theorique et Applique, CEA, Bruyeres-le-Chatel, France
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • Abstract
    The interaction of ultrashort laser pulses with opaque droplets in the atmosphere is examined numerically. (3 + 1)-dimensional numerical simulations show that the filament is rapidly rebuilt with minimal loss of energy.
  • Keywords
    atmospheric light propagation; drops; high-speed optical techniques; (3 + 1)-dimensional numerical simulations; atmosphere; femtosecond light filaments; opaque droplets; ultrashort laser pulses;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1361883