DocumentCode
412190
Title
Measurement of filament length generated by an intense femtosecond laser pulse
Author
Hosseini, S.A. ; Ferland, B. ; Chin, S.L.
Author_Institution
Centre d´´optique, photonique et laser, Laval Univ., Que., Canada
fYear
2003
fDate
6-6 June 2003
Abstract
We present a new method to measure the length of a filament induced by the propagation of intense femtosecond laser pulses in air. We used an antenna to detect electromagnetic pulses radiated from multipole moments inside the filament oscillating at the plasma frequency.
Keywords
atmospheric light propagation; electromagnetic pulse; high-speed optical techniques; length measurement; linear antennas; optical self-focusing; plasma production by laser; antenna; electromagnetic pulses; filament length measurement; intense femtosecond laser pulse propagation; multipole moments; plasma frequency; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Electromagnetic measurements; Electromagnetic propagation; Length measurement; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Plasma measurements; Pulse measurements;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-748-2
Type
conf
Filename
1298341
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