Spectral evolution of angularly resolved third-order harmonic generation by infrared femtosecond laser-pulse filamentation in air

  • Hui Xiong*
  • , Han Xu
  • , Yuxi Fu
  • , Ya Cheng
  • , Zhizhan Xu
  • , See Leang Chin
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We experimentally investigate the evolution of an angularly resolved spectrum of third harmonic generated by infrared femtosecond laser pulse filamentation in air. We show that at low pump intensity, phase matching between the fundamental and third-harmonic waves dominates the nonlinear optical effect and induces a ring structure of the third-harmonic beam, whereas at high pump intensity, the dispersion properties of air begin to affect the angular spectrum, leading to the formation of a nonlinear X wave at third harmonic.

Original languageEnglish
Article number043802
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume77
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2008
Externally publishedYes

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