The effect of propagation in air on the filament spectrum

doi:10.1364/OE.20.008337

The effect of propagation in air on the filament spectrum

Ladan Arissian, Daniel Mirell, Shermineh Rostami, Aaron Bernstein, Daniele Faccio, and Jean-Claude Diels »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 8, pp. 8337-8343 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.008337

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Filamentation studies traditionally start from letting a beam focus in air. We present filament studies with control over the preparation propagation, in air or vacuum, using an aerodynamic window. The spectral content of the filament strongly depends on its preparation medium.

OCIS Codes
(190.5530) Nonlinear optics : Pulse propagation and temporal solitons
(190.7110) Nonlinear optics : Ultrafast nonlinear optics

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Nonlinear Optics

History
Original Manuscript: January 31, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: March 7, 2012
Published: March 26, 2012

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Ladan Arissian, Daniel Mirell, Shermineh Rostami, Aaron Bernstein, Daniele Faccio, and Jean-Claude Diels, "The effect of propagation in air on the filament spectrum," Opt. Express 20, 8337-8343 (2012)
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G. A. Askar’yan, “Effects of gradients of a strong electromagnetic beam on electrons and atoms,” Sov. Phys. JETP15, 1088–1090, (1962).
R. Y. Chiao, E. Garmire, and C. H. Townes, “Self-trapping of optical beams,” Phys. Rev. Lett.13, 479–482, (1964). [CrossRef]
A. Couairon and A. Mysyrowicz, “Femtosecond filamentation in transparent media,” Phys. Rep.441, 49–189, (2007). [CrossRef]
D. Faccio, A. Averchi, A. Lotti1, P. Di Trapani, A. Couairon, D. Papazoglou, and S. Tzortzakis, “Ultrashort laser pulse filamentation from spontaneous X-Wave formation in air,” Opt. Express16, 1565–1570 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
F. Théberge, M. Châteauneuf, V. Ross, P. Mathieu, and J Dubois, “Ultrabroadband conical emission generated from the ultraviolet up to the far-infrared during the optical filamentation in air,” Opt. Lett.33, 2515–2517 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
Y. R. Shen and M. M. Loy, “Theoretical interpretation of small-scale filaments of light originating from moving focal spots,” Phys. Rev. A3, 2099–2105 (1971). [CrossRef]
A. Dubietis, E. Gaisauskas, G. Tamosauskas, and P. Di Trapani, “Light filaments without self-channeling,” Phys. Rev. Lett.92, 253903 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
S. A. Akhmanov, A. P. Sukhorukov, and R. V. Khokhlov, “Self focusing and self trapping of intense light beams in a nonlinear medium,” Sov. Phys. JETP23,1025–1033 (1966).
J.-C. Diels and W. Rudolph, Ultrashort Laser Pulse Phenomena, 2nd ed. (Elsevier, Boston, 2006).
J. Schwarz and J.-C. Diels, “Analytical solution for uv filaments,” Phys. Rev. A65, 013806 (2001). [CrossRef]
E. Freysz, M. Afifi, A. Ducasse, B. Pouligny, and J. R. Lalanne, “Critical microemulsions as optically nonlinear media,” J. Opt. Soc. Am B.1, 433 (1984).
A. Braun, G. Korn, X. Liu, D. Du, J. Squier, and G. Mourou, “Self-channeling of high-peak-power fs laser pulses in air,” Opt. Lett.20, 73–75 (1994). [CrossRef]
A. Brodeur, C. Y. Chien, F. A. Ilkov, S. L. Chin, O. G. Kosareva, and V. P. Kandidov, “Moving focus in the propagation of ultrashort laser pulses in air,” Opt. Lett.22, 304–306 (1997). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
X. Miao Zhao, R. J. Jones, D. Funk, C. E. M. Strauss, J. P. Roberts, and A. J. Taylor, “Control of femtosecond pulse filament formation in air through variation of the initial chirp of the pulse,” In CLEO’97, page CTHL34, Baltimore, Maryland (1997). [PubMed]
O. G. Kosareva, J.-F. Daigle, N. Panov, T. Wang, S. Hosseini, S. Yuan, G. Roy, V. Makarov, and S. L. Chin, “Arrest of self-focusing collapse in femtosecond air filaments: higher order kerr or plasma defocusing?” Opt. Lett.36, 1035–1037 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
A. Bernstein, “Measurements of Ultrashort Pulses Self-focusing in Air,” PhD thesis, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, (2004).
A. C. Bernstein, T. R. Nelson, T. S. Luk, A. McPherson, S. M. Cameron, and J.-C. Diels, “Time-resolved measurements of self-focusing pulses in air,” Opt. Lett.28, 2354–2355 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
A. L Gaeta, “Catastrophic collapse of ultrashort pulses,” Phys. Rev. Lett.84, 3582–3585 (2000). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
P. Maioli, R. Salamé, N. Lascoux, E. Salmon, P. Béjot, J. Kasparian, and J.-P. Wolf, “Ultraviolet-visible conical emission by multiple laser filaments.” Opt. Express17, 4726–4731 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
D. Faccio, A. Porras, A. Dubietis, F. Bragheri, A. Couairon, and P. Di Trapani, “Conical emission, pulse splitting, and X-wave parametric amplification in nonlinear dynamics of ultrashort light pulses,” Phys. Rev. Lett.96, 193901 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
D. Faccio, A. Averchi, A. Couairon, A. Dubietis, R. Piskarskas, A. Matijosius, F. Bragheri, Miguel A. Porras, A. Piskarskas, and P. Di Trapani“Competition between phase-matching and stationarity in Kerr-driven optical pulse filamentation.” Phys. Rev. E74, 047603 (2006). [CrossRef]

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[1] G. A. Askar’yan, “Effects of gradients of a strong electromagnetic beam on electrons and atoms,” Sov. Phys. JETP15, 1088–1090, (1962).

[2] R. Y. Chiao, E. Garmire, and C. H. Townes, “Self-trapping of optical beams,” Phys. Rev. Lett.13, 479–482, (1964). [CrossRef]

[3] A. Couairon and A. Mysyrowicz, “Femtosecond filamentation in transparent media,” Phys. Rep.441, 49–189, (2007). [CrossRef]

[4] D. Faccio, A. Averchi, A. Lotti1, P. Di Trapani, A. Couairon, D. Papazoglou, and S. Tzortzakis, “Ultrashort laser pulse filamentation from spontaneous X-Wave formation in air,” Opt. Express16, 1565–1570 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[5] F. Théberge, M. Châteauneuf, V. Ross, P. Mathieu, and J Dubois, “Ultrabroadband conical emission generated from the ultraviolet up to the far-infrared during the optical filamentation in air,” Opt. Lett.33, 2515–2517 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[6] Y. R. Shen and M. M. Loy, “Theoretical interpretation of small-scale filaments of light originating from moving focal spots,” Phys. Rev. A3, 2099–2105 (1971). [CrossRef]

[7] A. Dubietis, E. Gaisauskas, G. Tamosauskas, and P. Di Trapani, “Light filaments without self-channeling,” Phys. Rev. Lett.92, 253903 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[8] S. A. Akhmanov, A. P. Sukhorukov, and R. V. Khokhlov, “Self focusing and self trapping of intense light beams in a nonlinear medium,” Sov. Phys. JETP23,1025–1033 (1966).

[9] J.-C. Diels and W. Rudolph, Ultrashort Laser Pulse Phenomena, 2nd ed. (Elsevier, Boston, 2006).

[10] J. Schwarz and J.-C. Diels, “Analytical solution for uv filaments,” Phys. Rev. A65, 013806 (2001). [CrossRef]

[11] E. Freysz, M. Afifi, A. Ducasse, B. Pouligny, and J. R. Lalanne, “Critical microemulsions as optically nonlinear media,” J. Opt. Soc. Am B.1, 433 (1984).

[12] A. Braun, G. Korn, X. Liu, D. Du, J. Squier, and G. Mourou, “Self-channeling of high-peak-power fs laser pulses in air,” Opt. Lett.20, 73–75 (1994). [CrossRef]

[13] A. Brodeur, C. Y. Chien, F. A. Ilkov, S. L. Chin, O. G. Kosareva, and V. P. Kandidov, “Moving focus in the propagation of ultrashort laser pulses in air,” Opt. Lett.22, 304–306 (1997). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[14] X. Miao Zhao, R. J. Jones, D. Funk, C. E. M. Strauss, J. P. Roberts, and A. J. Taylor, “Control of femtosecond pulse filament formation in air through variation of the initial chirp of the pulse,” In CLEO’97, page CTHL34, Baltimore, Maryland (1997). [PubMed]

[15] O. G. Kosareva, J.-F. Daigle, N. Panov, T. Wang, S. Hosseini, S. Yuan, G. Roy, V. Makarov, and S. L. Chin, “Arrest of self-focusing collapse in femtosecond air filaments: higher order kerr or plasma defocusing?” Opt. Lett.36, 1035–1037 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[16] A. Bernstein, “Measurements of Ultrashort Pulses Self-focusing in Air,” PhD thesis, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, (2004).

[17] A. C. Bernstein, T. R. Nelson, T. S. Luk, A. McPherson, S. M. Cameron, and J.-C. Diels, “Time-resolved measurements of self-focusing pulses in air,” Opt. Lett.28, 2354–2355 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[18] A. L Gaeta, “Catastrophic collapse of ultrashort pulses,” Phys. Rev. Lett.84, 3582–3585 (2000). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[19] P. Maioli, R. Salamé, N. Lascoux, E. Salmon, P. Béjot, J. Kasparian, and J.-P. Wolf, “Ultraviolet-visible conical emission by multiple laser filaments.” Opt. Express17, 4726–4731 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[20] D. Faccio, A. Porras, A. Dubietis, F. Bragheri, A. Couairon, and P. Di Trapani, “Conical emission, pulse splitting, and X-wave parametric amplification in nonlinear dynamics of ultrashort light pulses,” Phys. Rev. Lett.96, 193901 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[21] D. Faccio, A. Averchi, A. Couairon, A. Dubietis, R. Piskarskas, A. Matijosius, F. Bragheri, Miguel A. Porras, A. Piskarskas, and P. Di Trapani“Competition between phase-matching and stationarity in Kerr-driven optical pulse filamentation.” Phys. Rev. E74, 047603 (2006). [CrossRef]

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