Higher-order Kerr improve quantitative modeling of laser filamentation

Petrarca, Massimo; Petit, Yannick; Henin, Stefano; Delagrange, R.; Bejot, Pierre; Kasparian, Jérôme

doi:10.1364/OL.37.004347

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Higher-order Kerr improve quantitative modeling of laser filamentation

ContributorsPetrarca, Massimo; Petit, Yannick; Henin, Stefano; Delagrange, R.; Bejot, Pierre; Kasparian, Jérôme

Published inOptics letters, vol. 37, no. 20, 4347

Publication date2012

Abstract

We test numerical filamentation models against experimental data about the peak intensity and electron density in laser filaments. We show that the consideration of the higher-order Kerr effect improves the quantitative agreement without the need of adjustable parameters

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PETRARCA, Massimo et al. Higher-order Kerr improve quantitative modeling of laser filamentation. In: Optics letters, 2012, vol. 37, n° 20, p. 4347. doi: 10.1364/OL.37.004347

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PID : unige:37084
DOI : 10.1364/OL.37.004347
PMID : 23073458

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Higher-order Kerr improve quantitative modeling of laser filamentation

We test numerical filamentation models against experimental data about the peak intensity and electron density in laser filaments. We show that the consideration of the higher-order Kerr effect improves the quantitative agreement without the need of adjustable parameters

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