Title :
Direct measurement of plasma evolution during supercontinuum generation in a solid
Author :
Tate, J. ; Casto, C. ; Schumacher, D.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have performed, to our knowledge, the first direct measurement of plasma growth during the process of supercontinuum generation in a bulk material. We describe experimental and numerical results for sapphire and fused silica.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; plasma diagnostics; plasma production by laser; sapphire; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/; SiO/sub 2/; bulk material; fused silica; plasma evolution; plasma growth; sapphire; supercontinuum generation; Ionization; Nonlinear optics; Performance evaluation; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Probes; Pulse measurements; Silicon compounds; Solids; Supercontinuum generation;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238569
