Nonlinear Analysis (Jun 2001)

Self-Guided Intense Laser Pulse Propagation in Air

  • R. Danielius,
  • D. Mikalauskas,
  • A. Dubietis,
  • A. Piskarskas

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15388/NA.2001.6.1.15222
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1

Abstract

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We report on observation of self-guiding of picosecond laser pulses in air that produces large-scale self-phase modulation. The converging picosecond laser beam produced a confined filament over 3 m of propagation with the whitelight spectrum.

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