Break-up, coalescence and self-guiding of femtosecond laser pulses in air
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abstract
Femtosecond laser pulses propagating in air are investigated. For input powers as high as 25 times the self-focusing threshold, the pulses are shown to break up into two spots, which coalesce into a self-guided beam.
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Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications. Technical Digest. Postconference Edition. TOPS Vol.46 (IEEE Cat. No.00CH37174)
author list (cited authors)
Couairon, A., Berge, L., Tzortzakis, S., Franco, M., Chiron, A., Lamouroux, B., ... Mysyrowicz, A
publication date
2000
publisher
Opt. Soc. America
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0
identifier
218285SE
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start page
292
end page
294
volume
46