Supercontinuum spectrum upon filamentation of laser pulses under conditions of strong and weak anomalous group velocity dispersion in transparent dielectrics

Journal Article · Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QEL16289· OSTI ID:22724699

Chekalin, S. V.; Kompanets, V. O.; Dormidonov, A. E.; Zaloznaya, E. D.; Kandidov, V. P.

Using experiment and numerical simulation, we study the effect of anomalous group velocity dispersion (AGVD) on the formation of a visible supercontinuum band and light bullets arising in the course of filamentation of mid-IR femtosecond pulses in fused silica and fluorides. It is found that the anti-Stokes shift of the visible band increases with increasing energy of the pulse, the centre wavelength of which lies in the region of weak AGVD, and does not depend on this energy in the region of strong AGVD. A criterion is introduced for assessment of the AGVD ‘strength’, at which the stable visible supercontinuum band accompanies the formation of a robust light bullet in the mid-IR filament. (paper)

• OSTI ID: 22724699
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Journal Name: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 47; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
DIELECTRIC MATERIALS
FILAMENTS
FLUORIDES
LASERS
PULSES
SILICA
SPECTRA
VELOCITY
VISIBLE RADIATION
WAVELENGTHS