Anomalous long-range propagation of femtosecond laser pulses through air: Moving focus or pulse self-guiding?

Optics Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 120-122

  Lange, H R ^a   Grillon, G ^a   Ripoche, J F ^a   Franco, M A ^a   Lamouroux, B ^a   Prade, B S ^a   Mysyrowicz, A ^a   Nibbering, E T J ^b   Chiron, A ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE D OPTIQUE APPLIQUÉE   (France)

^b MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

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EID: 0001236029     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.23.000120     Document Type: Article

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