Wahlstrand, J.
, Bahl, A.
, Zahedpour, S.
, Milchberg, H.
and Kolesik, M.
(2017),
Nonlinear optical polarization response and plasma generation in noble gases: Comparison of MESA models to experiments, Physical Review A
(Accessed April 23, 2024)
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Nonlinear optical polarization response and plasma generation in noble gases: Comparison of MESA models to experiments
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Author(s)
, Anand Bahl, Sina Zahedpour, H M. Milchberg, Miroslav Kolesik
Abstract
The nonlinear polarization response and plasma generation in noble gases produced by high- intensity optical pulses, modeled by the metastable electronic state approach, are verified against three-dimensional, space-and-time resolved measurements with single-shot supercontinuum spectral interferometry. This first of a kind theory-experiment comparison is done in the intensity regime typical for optical filamentation, where both self-focusing and plasma generation play competing roles. Finding an excellent agreement between the theory and experiment for three noble gases allows us to refine the post-adiabatic model corrections describing wavelength-dependent effects.Citation
Physical Review A
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
Kerr effect , field ionization , numerical modeling , pulse propagation
Citation
Created October 30, 2017, Updated November 6, 2017