Title :
Filamentation of femtosecond self-bending Airy beams
Author :
Polynkin, Pavel ; Kolesik, Miroslav ; Moloney, Jerome V. ; Siviloglou, Georgios A. ; Christodoulides, Demetrios N.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. Sci., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
We report experimental observation of laser filaments generated by intense, femtosecond, self-bending Airy beams in air and water. The generated curved filaments act as streak cameras for the forward-emitted broadband conical radiation.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; streak cameras; supercontinuum generation; curved filaments; femtosecond self-bending Airy beams; filamentation; forward-emitted broadband conical radiation; laser filaments; streak cameras; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical propagation; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulse generation; Optical sensors; Particle beams; Supercontinuum generation; Ultrafast optics; (190.5940) Self-action effects; (320.6629) Supercontinuum generation; (320.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics; (350.5400) Plasmas;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
