Title :
Phase transition in the filament generation process in a Kerr medium
Author :
Centurion, Martin ; Pu, Ye ; Tsang, Mankei ; Psaltis, Demetri
Author_Institution :
California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
We observed a phase transition in the rate of filament formation with increasing laser pulse power at the onset of conical emission from the filaments. Experimental and numerical results are presented.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; optical Kerr effect; phase transformations; Kerr medium; filament formation; filament generation process; laser pulse power; phase transition; Charge coupled devices; Glass; Laser beams; Magnets; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Solitons; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548695
