Influence of retarded Kerr effect on the intense femtosecond laser propagating in the atmosphere at different pressures

Sun, Wenyang, Wang, Le, Wang, Lei, Zhao, Qing

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L. Wang, Q. Zhao, W. Sun, L. Wang Influence of retarded Kerr effect on the intense femtosecond laser propagating in the atmosphere at different pressures (Влияние задержанного эффекта Керра на распространение интенсивного фемтосекундного лазерного импульса в атмосфере при различном давлении) [на англ. яз.] // Оптический журнал. 2021. Т. 88. № 7. С. 18–22. http://doi.org/10.17586/1023-5086-2021-88-07-18-22

L. Wang, Q. Zhao, W. Sun, L. Wang Influence of retarded Kerr effect on the intense femtosecond laser propagating in the atmosphere at different pressures (Влияние задержанного эффекта Керра на распространение интенсивного фемтосекундного лазерного импульса в атмосфере при различном давлении) [in English] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2021. V. 88. № 7. P. 18–22. http://doi.org/10.17586/1023-5086-2021-88-07-18-22

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

L. Wang, Q. Zhao, W. Sun, and L. Wang, "Influence of the retarded Kerr effect on an intense femtosecond laser propagating in the atmosphere at different pressures," Journal of Optical Technology. 88(7), 364-367 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.88.000364

Abstract:

In this paper, we employ a 2D+1 propagation model to study the influence of retarded Kerr effect on the intense femtosecond laser pulse propagating in the atmosphere at different pressures. The numerical simulations show that the increase in pressure weakens the ability of the delayed Kerr effect to reduce the maximum value of the on-axis laser intensity and enhances the ability of the delayed Kerr effect to increase the self-focusing distance.

Keywords:

retarded Kerr effect, pressure, laser intensity, self-focusing

Acknowledgements:

This work was supported by the talent introduction project of Anhui science and technology university (Grant Nos. DQYJ202004 and DQYJ202005), Anhui Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. 2008085QF328), university collaborative innovation project of Anhui province (Grant No. GXXT-2019-018).

OCIS codes: 190.0190, 190.3270

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