From random to controlled small-scale filamentation in water
Author(s) -
H. Schroeder,
J. Liu,
S. L. Chin
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/opex.12.004768
Subject(s) - filamentation , optics , diffraction , sapphire , materials science , beam (structure) , wavefront , scale (ratio) , laser , laser beams , physics , quantum mechanics
Simple apertures such as slits and meshes inserted in the beam path of a powerful Ti:Sapphire laser pulse are suitable to produce stable 1-D and 2-D arrays of filaments in liquids. The thus imposed intensity gradients and diffraction patterns can overcome the inherent beam irregularities which naturally give rise to random small-scale multiple filamentations. This method is visualized by means of two photon fluorescence imaging.
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