Title :
Spatiotemporal dynamics of ionizing filaments in air
Author :
Adams, Daniel E. ; Planchon, Thomas A. ; Squier, Jeff A. ; Durfee, Charles G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Colorado Sch. of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
Abstract :
We use time-domain Spatially and Spectrally Resolved Interferometry (SSRI) to measure the intensity and phase of filaments. The optical power of self-focusing pulses is shown to be consistent with defocusing due to ionization.
Keywords :
Biomedical optical imaging; Fiber nonlinear optics; Focusing; Ionization; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Spatiotemporal phenomena;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
