Abstract
We report that intense ultrafast light can be particlelike kicked through the rotational Raman wake of the impulsively pre-excited diatomic molecules in atmosphere, manifested by controllable repulsion and attraction of intense pulses delayed by molecular alignment revival periods, and by mutual fusion of orthogonally polarized intense pulses nearby zero time delay. The rotational Raman wake facilitates longer ranges of interaction on the intense ultrafast light kicks than the plasma wake and Kerr effect.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 221502 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue number | 22 |
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| State | Published - 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |