Long-range filamentary propagation of subpicosecond ultraviolet laser pulses in fused silica
Optics Letters, Vol. 31, Issue 6, pp. 796-798 (2006)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.31.000796
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Abstract
We report on what is to our knowledge the first observation of subpicosecond ultraviolet laser pulse filamentation in transparent solid materials. Robust filaments were created in fused silica and observed over distances that exceed 3 cm in length. Intensities as high as
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OCIS Codes
(190.5530) Nonlinear optics : Pulse propagation and temporal solitons
(190.5940) Nonlinear optics : Self-action effects
ToC Category:
Nonlinear Optics
History
Original Manuscript: October 3, 2005
Revised Manuscript: November 25, 2005
Manuscript Accepted: November 29, 2005
Citation
S. Tzortzakis, D. G. Papazoglou, and I. Zergioti, "Long-range filamentary propagation of subpicosecond ultraviolet laser pulses in fused silica," Opt. Lett. 31, 796-798 (2006)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-31-6-796
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