Optimal control of filamentation in air

• DOI: 10.1063/1.2363941
• Publication Date: 2006-10-27T22:56:35Z
• Authors: Roland Ackermann; Estelle Salmon; Noëlle Lascoux; Jérôme Kasparian; Philipp Rohwetter; Kamil Stelmaszczyk; Shaohui Li; Albrecht Lindinger; Ludger Wöste; Pierre Béjot; Luigi Bonacina; Jean-Pierre Wolf
• Keywords: Filamentation; Chirp

The authors demonstrate optimal control of the propagation ultrashort, ultraintense (multiterawatt) laser pulses in air over distances up to 36m a closed-loop scheme. They optimized three spectral ranges within white-light continuum as well ionization efficiency. Optimization results signal enhancements by typical factors 2 and 1.4 for target parameters. optimization shorter reducing their chirp case generation, while they correct pulse from its defects set filamentation onset near detector far is concerned.