Spatial evolution of multiple filaments in air induced by femtosecond laser pulses

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 773-778

  Hao, Zuo Qiang ^a   Zhang, Jie ^a   Lu, Xin ^a   Xi, Ting Ting ^a   Li, Yu Tong ^a   Yuan, Xiao Hui ^a,b   Zheng, Zhi Yuan ^a   Wang, Zhao Hua ^a   Ling, Wei Jun ^a   Wei, Zhi Yi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

^b XI AN INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND PRECISION MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUSION REACTIONS; LASER BEAMS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PLASMA DEVICES;

FEMTOSECOND LASER PULSES; INITIAL BEAM PROFILE; INTERACTION PROCESS; TRANSVERSE MODULATIONAL INSTABILITY;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 31144461969     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.14.000773     Document Type: Conference Paper

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