Title :
Filamentation in air at 1550nm
Author :
Gruetzner, James K. ; Law, Ryan J. ; Nelson, Thomas R. ; Bruner, Nichelle L. ; Kohl, Ian T.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
We report air filamentation by a 1550 nm subpicosecond pulse. During filamentation, the continuum generated was less than expected. A large amount of third harmonic was also generated.
Keywords :
optical harmonic generation; plasma light propagation; supercontinuum generation; air filamentation; continuum generation; third harmonic generation; wavelength 1550 nm; Geometry; Ionization; Laboratories; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2