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Amplification of transition-Cherenkov terahertz radiation of femtosecond filament in air

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2965612· OSTI ID:21124051
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  1. Laboratoire d'Optique Appliquee, ENSTA, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS UMR 7639, Palaiseau 91761 (France)
  2. Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications, Universite Bordeaux 1, CEA, CNRS UMR 5107, Talence 33405 (France)
The transition-Cherenkov terahertz radiation from a femtosecond laser filament in air is enhanced by three orders of magnitude in the presence of a longitudinal static electric field, while the radiation pattern and the polarization remain the same. An amplified longitudinal electron current inside the filament is responsible for this amplified terahertz emission.
OSTI ID:
21124051
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 93; ISSN APPLAB; ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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