OPTIKA ATMOSFERY I OKEANA JOURNAL
V.E. ZUEV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS
Vol. 20, issue 10, article # 2
pdf Bochkarev N. N., Kabanov A. M., Stepanov A. N. Spatial localization of a filamentation zone along the propagation path of focused femtosecond laser radiation in air. // Atmospheric and oceanic optics. 2007. V. 20. No. 10. P. 787-791.Copy the reference to clipboard
Abstract:
Results of experimental study into filamentation of a focused high-power laser beam at its self-focusing are presented. For femtosecond pulses propagating in air, it is shown that the nonlinear focus coordinate has a spatial scale 1/Р at moderate (for self-focusing) input power Р and the focal length of the optical system much shorter than the Rayleigh beam length. It is found that the presence of a liquid fine-droplet aerosol in the region of filamentation introduce no significant features in the transformation of energy characteristics of a laser beam at its strong focusing.