Propagation of ultrashort laser pulses in humid and dry air
E.S. Manuylovich1, V.A. Astapenko1, P.A. Golovinskii1,2
1Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, per. Institutskiy, 9, Moscow Region, Dolgoprudnyiy, 141700, Russia
2Voronezh State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, 394006, Voronezh, ul. 20-letija Oktjabrja, 84
Keywords: ultrashort pulse, air dispersion, diffraction, propagation, humidity, chirp
Subsection: OPTICAL WAVE PROPAGATION
Abstract
The computer simulation results on propagation of a few femtosecond pulses in dry and humid air are presented. Rapid spreading of such pulses is demonstrated. The propagation of a pulse with a negative initial chirp in dry and humid air is considered. A strong dependence of the minimum pulse width distance on air humidity is found.
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