High-power femtosecond light strings as novel atmospheric probes

Jerome V. Moloney; Miroslav Kolesik; Ewan M. Wright; Michal Mlejnek

doi:10.1117/12.417070

13 February 2001 High-power femtosecond light strings as novel atmospheric probes

Jerome V. Moloney, Miroslav Kolesik, Ewan M. Wright, Michal Mlejnek

Proceedings Volume 4153, Lidar Remote Sensing for Industry and Environment Monitoring; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.417070
Event: Second International Asia-Pacific Symposium on Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Environment, and Space, 2000, Sendai, Japan

Abstract

High-power, femtosecond light filaments, also termed light strings, are experimentally observed to propagate over distances which substantially exceed the diffraction lengths that would correspond to their transverse dimensions. Thus, they provide a way to deliver high powers of focused light over long distance, and may potentially serve as light probes in remote sensing. We concentrate on a theoretical understanding of the underlying physics. In this talk, we review the results of our computer simulations providing insight into the rich spatio-temporal dynamics of this interesting phenomenon.

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Jerome V. Moloney, Miroslav Kolesik, Ewan M. Wright, and Michal Mlejnek "High-power femtosecond light strings as novel atmospheric probes", Proc. SPIE 4153, Lidar Remote Sensing for Industry and Environment Monitoring, (13 February 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.417070

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