| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1538396 | Optics Communications | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Ultraviolet pulses of 200 ps duration are focused in vacuum, and launched into the atmosphere through an aerodynamic window. Instead of diffracting, above a threshold of 100 mJ, the beam propagates in a self-induced waveguide in air. The peak electric field and beam profile are consistent with the eigenfunction of a modified nonlinear Schrödinger equation. The evolution of the beam waist with distance is calculated by a combination of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation and an equation for the nonlinear losses.
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Authors
Olivier Chalus, Alexey Sukhinin, Alejandro Aceves, Jean-Claude Diels,