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LASER FILAMENT INTERACTION WITH AEROSOLS AND CLOUDS

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Date Issued:
2016
Abstract/Description:
A high powered ultrashort laser pulse can propagate as a diffraction-free self-channeled structure called a filament, created by a combination of nonlinear processes. With its ability to convey extremely high intensity beams to distant targets, many applications such as remote sensing, cloud seeding, and discharge guiding are potentially possible. However, one of the main challenges of outdoor field applications is the laser propagation through the atmosphere where pressure fluctuations and concentrations of aerosols may be present. The rationale behind the work presented in this dissertation is to evaluate the robustness of the filamentation, measure the interaction losses as well as understanding the modifications to (i) filament length (ii) supercontinuum generation, and (iii) the beam profile along propagation through perturbed media.Detailed studies of the interaction of a single filament with a single water droplet are presented. In addition, preliminary results on filament propagation through a cloud of aerosols are discussed. The effect of pressure on the beam profile along propagation and on the supercontinuum generated by the filament is studied. This document provides valuable insight into the complex nonlinear processes affecting the formation, propagation and post propagation of filaments under adverse atmospheric conditions.
Title: LASER FILAMENT INTERACTION WITH AEROSOLS AND CLOUDS.
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Name(s): Jeon, Cheonha, Author
Richardson, Martin, Committee Chair
Vanstryland, Eric, Committee Member
Baudelet, Matthieu, Committee Member
Sigman, Michael, Committee Member
University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 2016
Publisher: University of Central Florida
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: A high powered ultrashort laser pulse can propagate as a diffraction-free self-channeled structure called a filament, created by a combination of nonlinear processes. With its ability to convey extremely high intensity beams to distant targets, many applications such as remote sensing, cloud seeding, and discharge guiding are potentially possible. However, one of the main challenges of outdoor field applications is the laser propagation through the atmosphere where pressure fluctuations and concentrations of aerosols may be present. The rationale behind the work presented in this dissertation is to evaluate the robustness of the filamentation, measure the interaction losses as well as understanding the modifications to (i) filament length (ii) supercontinuum generation, and (iii) the beam profile along propagation through perturbed media.Detailed studies of the interaction of a single filament with a single water droplet are presented. In addition, preliminary results on filament propagation through a cloud of aerosols are discussed. The effect of pressure on the beam profile along propagation and on the supercontinuum generated by the filament is studied. This document provides valuable insight into the complex nonlinear processes affecting the formation, propagation and post propagation of filaments under adverse atmospheric conditions.
Identifier: CFE0006530 (IID), ucf:51368 (fedora)
Note(s): 2016-05-01
Ph.D.
Optics and Photonics, Optics and Photonics
Doctoral
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Subject(s): Ultrashort Laser -- Laser Filament -- Nonlinear Optics
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0006530
Restrictions on Access: campus 2021-11-15
Host Institution: UCF

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