Supercontinuum generation of ultrashort laser pulses in air at different central wavelengths

Details Supercontinuum generation of ultrashort laser pulses in air at different central wavelengths Supercontinuum generation of ultrashort laser pulses in air at different central wavelengths

2007-03-15

arxiv.org/abs/physics/0703155v1

Opt. Commun. 280, 173 (2007)

Physics

Optics

10 pages, 11 figures

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.optcom.2007.06.067

Supercontinuum generation by femtosecond filaments in air is investigated for different laser wavelengths ranging from ultraviolet to infrared. Particular attention is paid on the role of third-harmonic generation and temporal steepening effects, which enlarge the blue part of the spectrum. A unidirectional pulse propagation model and nonlinear evolution equations are numerically integrated and their results are compared. Apart from the choice of the central wavelength, we emphasize the importance of the saturation intensity reached by self-guided pulses, together with their temporal duration and propagation length as key players acting on both supercontinuum generation of the pump wave and emergence of the third harmonics. Maximal broadening is observed for large wavelengths and long filamentation ranges.

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