• DocumentCode
    444061
  • Title

    Phase transition in the filament generation process in a Kerr medium

  • Author

    Centurion, Martin ; Pu, Ye ; Tsang, Mankei ; Psaltis, Demetri

  • Author_Institution
    California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    117
  • Abstract
    We observed a phase transition in the rate of filament formation with increasing laser pulse power at the onset of conical emission from the filaments. Experimental and numerical results are presented.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; optical Kerr effect; phase transformations; Kerr medium; filament formation; filament generation process; laser pulse power; phase transition; Charge coupled devices; Glass; Laser beams; Magnets; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Solitons; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548695
  • Filename
    1548695