Title :
Evolution of ellipticity of ultrashort infrared pulses propagating in air
Author :
Rostami, Shermineh ; Arissian, Ladan ; Diels, Jean-Claude
Author_Institution :
Center for High Technol. Mater., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
We measure the polarization evolution of ultrashort pulses (filaments) propagating in air for various pulse widths and energies. We observe the change of light ellipticity close to circular polarization.
Keywords :
atmospheric light propagation; high-speed optical techniques; light polarisation; circular polarization; light ellipticity; polarization evolution; pulse energy; pulse propagation; pulse width; ultrashort infrared pulses; Laser beams; Lasers; Measurement by laser beam; Modulation; Optical polarization; Optical pulse generation; Polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
