A simple method for determination of nonlinear propagation regimes in gases

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 15260-15267

  Akturk, Selcuk ^a   D'Amico, Ciro ^a   Franco, Michel ^a   Couairon, Arnaud ^b   Mysyrowicz, Andre ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE D OPTIQUE APPLIQUÉE   (France)

^b CENTRE DE PHYSIQUE THÉORIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILAMENTS (LAMP); LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MEASUREMENT THEORY; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

FILAMENTATION PROCESS; NONLINEAR PROPAGATION; PULSE ENERGIES;

GASES;

EID: 36248969343     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.015260     Document Type: Article

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