Studies on UV filaments in air

J. Schwarz; P. Rambo; J.-C Diels; T.S. Luk; A.C. Bernstein; S. Cameron

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference
OSA Technical Digest (Optica Publishing Group, 2000),
paper QWL3

Studies on UV filaments in air

J. Schwarz, P. Rambo, J.-C Diels, T.S. Luk, A.C. Bernstein, and S. Cameron

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference 2000

San Francisco, California United States
7–11 May 2000
ISBN: 1-55752-608-7

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J. Schwarz, P. Rambo, J. -. Diels, T. S. Luk, A. C. Bernstein, and S. Cameron, "Studies on UV filaments in air," in Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, T. Gallagher, H. Van Driel, H. Gibbs, and D. Wineland, eds., OSA Technical Digest (Optica Publishing Group, 2000), paper QWL3.

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Abstract

There have been numerous observations of filaments at 800 nm.¹⁻³ The general perception is that, above a critical power, the beam focuses because nonlinear self-lensing overcomes diffraction. The self-focusing proceeds until an opposing higher order nonlinearity forms a stable balance.

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