DocumentCode
689686
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
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6834073
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