Title :
Control and manipulation of femtosecond laser filaments by the use of vortex phase elements
Author :
Fisher, Matthew ; Saunders, Thomas ; Bublenik, Matthew ; Johnson, Eric ; Siders, Craig
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Diffractive optical elements, vortex phase plates of varying charge, were used as an effective method to control single and multi-filament propagation of femtosecond pulses in air. Application to few-cycle pulse generation is demonstrated.
Keywords :
diffractive optical elements; laser beams; optical pulse generation; optical vortices; diffractive optical element; femtosecond laser filament; femtosecond pulse propagation; few-cycle pulse generation; multifilament propagation; vortex phase element; vortex phase plate; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical diffraction; Optical interferometry; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical vortices; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201722
