Mapping mid-infrared dispersion landscape onto near-infrared and visible through filamentation of laser pulses at 3.9 µm in air

Pavel Polynkin, Claudia Gollner, Valentina Shumakova, Audrius Pugzlys, Andrius Baltuska

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

Abstract

Nonlinear self-channeling (filamentation) of intense, ultrashort laser pulses in air has numerous potential applications ranging from remote sensing in the atmosphere to lightning control [1]. Recent progress in optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification (OPCPA) technology pushes the investigations of filamentation into short-wave infrared [2] and mid-wave infrared [3] regimes. At longer wavelengths, the propagation dynamics is affected by the presence of windows of anomalous dispersion due to the trace constituents of air [4,5]. Multiple odd harmonics of the infrared driver pulse can be easily detected and analyzed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationEuropean Quantum Electronics Conference, EQEC_2019
PublisherOptica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)
ISBN (Print)9781728104690
StatePublished - 2019
EventEuropean Quantum Electronics Conference, EQEC_2019 - Munich, United Kingdom
Duration: Jun 23 2019Jun 27 2019

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
VolumePart F143-EQEC 2019
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Conference

ConferenceEuropean Quantum Electronics Conference, EQEC_2019
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityMunich
Period6/23/196/27/19

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Mechanics of Materials

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Mapping mid-infrared dispersion landscape onto near-infrared and visible through filamentation of laser pulses at 3.9 µm in air'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this