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Conical emission, pulse splitting and X-wave parametric amplification in nonlinear dynamics of ultrashort light pulses

Optics 2009-11-11 v1

Abstract

The precise observation of the angle-frequency spectrum of light filaments in water reveals a scenario incompatible with current models of conical emission (CE). Its description in terms of linear X-wave modes leads us to understand filamentation dynamics requiring a phase- and group-matched, Kerr-driven four-wave-mixing process that involves two highly localized pumps and two X-waves. CE and temporal splitting arise naturally as two manifestations of this process.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0510212,
  title  = {Conical emission, pulse splitting and X-wave parametric amplification in nonlinear dynamics of ultrashort light pulses},
  author = {Daniele Faccio and Miguel A. Porras and Audrius Dubietis and Francesca Bragheri and Arnaud Couairon and Paolo Di Trapani},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0510212},
  year   = {2009}
}