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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1 Pt 2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-2-8
pubmed:abstractText
The long-range propagation of two-colored femtosecond filaments produced by an infrared (IR) ultrashort pulse exciting third harmonics (TH) in the atmosphere is investigated, both theoretically and experimentally. First, it is shown that the coupling between the pump and TH components is responsible for a wide spectral broadening, extending from ultraviolet (UV) wavelengths (220 nm) to the mid-IR (4.5 microm). Supercontinuum generation takes place continuously as the laser beam propagates, while TH emission occurs with a conversion efficiency as high as 0.5%. Second, the TH pulse is proven to stabilize the IR filament like a saturable quintic nonlinearity through four-wave mixing and cross-phase modulation. Third, the filamentation is accompanied by a conical emission of the beam, which becomes enlarged at UV wavelengths. These properties are revealed by numerical simulations and direct experimental observations performed from the Teramobile laser facility.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1539-3755
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
71
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
016602
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Supercontinuum emission and enhanced self-guiding of infrared femtosecond filaments sustained by third-harmonic generation in air.
pubmed:affiliation
Département de Physique Théorique et Appliquée, CEA/DAM Ile de France, Boîte Postale 12, 91680 Bruyères-le-Châtel, France. luc.berge@cea.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article