Abstract
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.1-3 This spectacular effect is explained in terms of a dynamic competition between self-focusing and multi-photon ionization.
© 2001 Optical Society of America
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