Self-guided propagation of ultrashort IR laser pulses in fused Silica Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • 2001 Optical Soc. Of America. Summary form only given. Intense ultrashort IR laser pulses propagating through atmosphere undergo important changes in their spatial and spectral characteristics. They self-organize in the form of narrow filaments with high peak intensity, which persist over exceptional long distances. This spectacular effect is explained in terms of a dynamic competition between self-focusing and multi-photon ionization. We report evidence of a similar filamentation process in fused silica. Using femtosecond (160 fs) IR laser pulses from a Ti:sapphire laser in a converging beam geometry, we observe the formation of a microsize filament with nearly constant diameter over several mm.

name of conference

  • Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. Postconference Technical Digest (IEEE Cat. No.01CH37172)

published proceedings

  • Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. Postconference Technical Digest (IEEE Cat. No.01CH37172)

author list (cited authors)

  • Sudrie, L., Tzortzakis, S., Franco, M., Prad, B., Mysyrowicz, A., Couairon, A., & Berge, L.

citation count

  • 1

complete list of authors

  • Sudrie, L||Tzortzakis, S||Franco, M||Prad, B||Mysyrowicz, A||Couairon, A||Berge, L

publication date

  • January 2001