By use of an imaging spectrometer we map the far-field (theta-lambda) spectra of 200-fs optical pulses that have undergone beam collapse and filamentation in a Kerr medium. By studying the evolution of the spectra with increasing input power and by using a model based on an asymptotic linear superposition of stationary wave modes (rather than the exact instantaneous solution), we are able to trace a consistent model of optical beam collapse highlighting the interplay between conical emission, multiple pulse splitting, and other effects such as spatial chirp. (c) 2005 Optical Society of America.
Far-field spectral characterization of conical emission and filamentation in Kerr media
Bragheri F;
2005
Abstract
By use of an imaging spectrometer we map the far-field (theta-lambda) spectra of 200-fs optical pulses that have undergone beam collapse and filamentation in a Kerr medium. By studying the evolution of the spectra with increasing input power and by using a model based on an asymptotic linear superposition of stationary wave modes (rather than the exact instantaneous solution), we are able to trace a consistent model of optical beam collapse highlighting the interplay between conical emission, multiple pulse splitting, and other effects such as spatial chirp. (c) 2005 Optical Society of America.File in questo prodotto:
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