Optimization of multiple filamentation of femtosecond laser pulses in air using a pinhole

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 16102-16109

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

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

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

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODULATION; OPTIMIZATION; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); STABILITY;

MODULATIONAL INSTABILITY; MULTIPLE FILAMENTATION (MF); PINHOLE;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

EID: 36749029982     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.016102     Document Type: Article

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