Abstract
Visualization of the energy density flux gives a unique insight into the propagation properties of complex ultrashort pulses. This analysis, formerly relegated to numerical investigations, is here shown to be an invaluable experimental diagnostic tool. By retrieving the spatio-temporal amplitude and phase we experimentally obtain the energy density flux within complex ultrashort pulses generated by filamentation in a nonlinear Kerr medium. (C) 2009 Optical Society of America
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8193-8200 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Optics Express |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 May 2009 |