Femtosecond filamentation in transparent media

A. Couairon; A. Mysyrowicz

doi:10.1016/j.physrep.2006.12.005

Femtosecond filamentation in transparent media

A. Couairon
, A. Mysyrowicz

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

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Abstract

This paper introduces and discusses the main aspects of ultrashort laser pulse filamentation in various transparent media such as air (gases), transparent solids and liquids. The properties of femtosecond filaments and their applications are presented. Theoretical models developed to explain filaments and the main predictions inferred from these models are reviewed. The various techniques to observe filaments and to measure their characteristics are described. The main measurements of filament features performed so far are reviewed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	47-189
Number of pages	143
Journal	Physics Reports
Volume	441
Issue number	2-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physrep.2006.12.005
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2007

Keywords

Filamentation
Multiphoton ionization
Nonlinear propagation
Optical Kerr effect
Ultrashort laser pulses

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