Optically turbulent femtosecond light guide in air

M. Mlejnek; M. Kolesik; J. V. Moloney; E. M. Wright

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.2938

Optically turbulent femtosecond light guide in air

M. Mlejnek
, M. Kolesik
, J. V. Moloney
, E. M. Wright

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The onset and recurrence of multiple light filaments during the long-distance propagation of intense femtosecond infrared pulses in air is shown to share features with strong turbulence in other physical systems. Here, however, space-time collapse events drive the turbulence, and plasma defocusing, not dissipation, is the dominant mechanism regularizing the collapse.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2938-2941
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	83
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.2938
State	Published - Jan 1 1999

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