Beam transformation and permanent modification in fused silica induced by femtosecond filaments

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2619-2627

  Kudriašov, Viačeslav ^a   Gaižauskas, Eugenijus ^a   Sirutkaitis, Valdas ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASER BEAMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; MODIFICATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

BEAM TRANSFORMATION; FEMTOSECOND FILAMENTS; FEMTOSECOND PULSES; LATERAL BEAM STRUCTURE; PERMANENT MODIFICATION; SPATIAL TRANSFORMATIONS;

FUSED SILICA;

EID: 30844466591     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.22.002619     Document Type: Article

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