In this paper, ultrashort laser pulses while propagating in air undergo filamentation which results from a dynamic balance between Kerr lens focusing and defocusing on laser-induced micro plasma. Such equilibrium leads to a self-guided ionized channel, or filament, with a diameter on the order of 100 /spl mu/m, extending over long distances up to several hundreds of meters. Using the Teramobile laser system providing 250 mJ pulses of 100 fs duration, centered at 800 nm, we have shown that the beam propagation for multi-TW pulses is driven by the interplay between random nucleation of small-scale cells and relaxation to long waveguides. We compare experimental results with simulations. Also, a white-light supercontinuum is generated by self-phase modulation, and mixing with the generated third harmonic generation (THG) extends the spectrum down to 230 nm in the infrared, providing a promising light source for multiparameter remote sensing by Lidar.


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    Titel :

    Propagation of TW laser pulses in air and applications to lightning control


    Beteiligte:
    Wolf, J.-P. (Autor:in) / Mejean, G. (Autor:in) / Ackermann, R. (Autor:in) / Berge, L. (Autor:in) / Bergman, V. (Autor:in) / Bourayou, R. (Autor:in) / Frey, S. (Autor:in) / Kasparian, J. (Autor:in) / Kumm, T. (Autor:in) / Lederer, F. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2005-01-01


    Format / Umfang :

    861890 byte




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch



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