Effect of a plasma grating on pump-probe experiments near the ionization threshold in gases
Optics
2015-05-28 v3 Atomic Physics
Plasma Physics
Abstract
Calculations are performed of the phase shift caused by the spatial modulation in the plasma density due to interference between a strong pump pulse and a weak probe pulse. It is suggested that a recent experiment [Loriot et al., Opt. Express v. 17, 13429 (2009)] observed an effective birefringence from this plasma grating rather than from the higher-order Kerr effect.
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@article{arxiv.1107.2830,
title = {Effect of a plasma grating on pump-probe experiments near the ionization threshold in gases},
author = {J. K. Wahlstrand and H. M. Milchberg},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1107.2830},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
3 pages, 1 figure. Fix typos and correct numbers