The propagation of powerful femtosecond laser pulses in optical media: Physics, applications, and new challenges

Canadian Journal of Physics

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 863-905

  Chin, S L ^a   Hosseini, S A ^a   Liu, W ^a   Luo, Q ^a   Theberge F ^a   Akozbek N ^b   Becker, A ^c   Kandidov, V P ^d   Kosareva, O G ^d   Schroeder, H ^e  

^a CENTRE D OPTIQUE   (Canada)

^b TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK KOMPLEXER SYSTEME   (Germany)

^d MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILAMENTS (LAMP); FOCUSING; LASER THEORY; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHTNING; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PHASE MODULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC SENSING; LIGHTNING CONTROL; SELF-FOCUSING; SELF-PHASE LOCKING;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 26844534972     PISSN: 00084204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/p05-048     Document Type: Article

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