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
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