Deterministic vectorial effects lead to multiple filamentation

Authors
Fibich, G Ilan, B
Citation
G. Fibich et B. Ilan, Deterministic vectorial effects lead to multiple filamentation, OPTICS LETT, 26(11), 2001, pp. 840-842
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
01469592 → ACNP
Volume
26
Issue
11
Year of publication
2001
Pages
840 - 842
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(20010601)26:11<840:DVELTM>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The standard explanation for multiple filamentation of laser pulses is that it is caused by noise in the input beam. We propose an alternative explana tion that is based on deterministic vectorial (polarization) effects. We pr esent numerical simulations in support of the vectorial-effects explanation and suggest a simple experiment for deciding whether multiple filamentatio n is due to vectorial effects. (C) 2001 Optical Society of America.