Filamentation and Pulse Self-compression in the Anomalous Dispersion Region of Glasses

The propagation of near-infrared ultra-short laser pulses in the regime of anomalous dispersion of transparent solids is associated with a host of self-induced effects including a significant spectral broadening extending from the ultraviolet into the infrared region, pulse self-compression down to few-cycle pulse durations, free and driven third harmonic generation, conical emission and the formation of stable filaments over several cm showing the emergence of conical light bullets. We A. Couairon, V. Jukna Centre de Physique Théorique, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, F-91128, Palaiseau, France, e-mail: [email protected] J. Darginavičius, D. Majus, N. Garejev, I. Gražulevičiūtė, G. Valiulis, G. Tamošauskas, A. Dubietis Department of Quantum Electronics, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio Avenue 9, Building 3, LT10222 Vilnius, Lithuania, F. Silva, D.R. Austin, M. Hemmer, M. Baudisch, A. Thai, J. Biegert ICFO Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Mediterranean Technology Park, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain, and ICREA Instituci Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avanats, 08010 Barcelona, Spain D. Faccio School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14-4AS, United Kingdom M. Durand, A. Jarnac, A. Houard, Y. Liu, A. Mysyrowicz Laboratoire dOptique Appliquée, ENSTA ParisTech, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, F-91762 Palaiseau, France S. Grabielle, N. Forget FASTLITE, Centre Scientifique dOrsay, Plateau du Moulon, F-91401 Orsay, France, A. Durécu, Onera-The French Aerospace Lab, BP 80100, F-91123 Palaiseau cedex, France M. Durand, K. Lim, E. McKee, M. Baudelet and M. Richardson Townes Laser Institute, CREOL-The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, USA