Coherent and incoherent radial THz radiation emission from femtosecond filaments in air

C. D'Amico; A. Houard; M. Franco; B. Prade; A. Mysyrowicz

doi:10.1364/OE.15.015274

Coherent and incoherent radial THz radiation emission from femtosecond filaments in air

C. D'Amico
, A. Houard
, M. Franco
, B. Prade
, A. Mysyrowicz

Laboratory d'Optique Appliquée, ENSTA, CNRS-École Polytechnique

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Abstract

We show that the THz radiation emitted in the radial direction by a femtosecond filament created in air is linearly polarized and coherent. By applying an electric field along the filament axis this THz radiation is strongly enhanced and becomes incoherent and not polarized.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	15274-15279
Number of pages	6
Journal	Optics Express
Volume	15
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.15.015274
Publication status	Published - 12 Nov 2007

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Coherent and incoherent radial THz radiation emission from femtosecond filaments in air

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