Infrared generation by filamentation in air of a spectrally shaped laser beam

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 14093-14098

  Lassonde, P ^a   Theberge F ^b   Payeur, S ^a   Chateauneuf M ^b   Dubois, J ^b   Kieffer, J C ^a  

^a INRS EMT   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOUR WAVE MIXING; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER BEAMS; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

ACOUSTO-OPTIC PROGRAMMABLE DISPERSIVE FILTERS; FEMTOSECOND LASER BEAMS; FILAMENTATION; IN-LINE; INFRARED SPECTRAL; OPTICAL FILAMENTS; PULSE SHAPER; RELATIVE DELAY; SPATIAL OVERLAP; SPECTRAL SHAPING;

INFRARED LASERS;

EID: 79960538384     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.014093     Document Type: Article

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