Time-resolved single-shot imaging of femtosecond laser induced filaments using supercontinuum and optical polarigraphy

Lihe Yan; Xiaofang Wang; Jinhai Si; Shigeki Matsuo; Tao Chen; Wenjiang Tan; Feng Chen; Xun Hou

doi:10.1063/1.3694051

Time-resolved single-shot imaging of femtosecond laser induced filaments using supercontinuum and optical polarigraphy

Lihe Yan, Xiaofang Wang, Jinhai Si, Shigeki Matsuo, Tao Chen, Wenjiang Tan, Feng Chen, Xun Hou

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We have developed an ultrafast time-resolved imaging technique for the propagation dynamics of ultrashort laser pulses in transparent media. This method utilizes the optical polarigraphy technique and a chirped supercontinuum as the probe light. The supercontinuum senses the instantaneous birefringence induced by the propagation of an intense pulse, and a polarigraphy image with different color distributions could be obtained. Using this method, we performed a space-time characterization of the filament induced by a femtosecond laser pulse in CS ₂, indicating that this technique could be used for the single-shot imaging of pulse propagation dynamics.

Original language	English
Article number	111107
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	100
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3694051
Publication status	Published - 2012 Mar 12
Externally published	Yes

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Time-resolved single-shot imaging of femtosecond laser induced filaments using supercontinuum and optical polarigraphy

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