Higher-order Kerr improve quantitative modeling of laser filamentation.

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GAP-Biophotonics, Université de Genève, Chemin de Pinchat 22, Geneva 4, Geneva 1211, Switzerland.

Published: October 2012

We test numerical filamentation models against experimental data about the peak intensity and electron density in laser filaments. We show that the consideration of the higher-order Kerr effect improves the quantitative agreement without the need of adjustable parameters.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.37.004347DOI Listing

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