Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 7, 0708008(2023)

Acoustic and Fluorescence Characterization of Femtosecond Laser Filament Spatial Properties: Comparative Study

Mingna Xun1,2, Binpeng Shang2,3, Pengfei Qi2,3, Lanjun Guo2,3、*, Lie Lin2,4, and Weiwei Liu2,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • 2Institute of Modern Optics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
  • 3Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro-scale Optical Information Science and Technology, Tianjin 300350, China
  • 4Tianjin Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Sensor and Sensing Network Technology, Tianjin 300350, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: nonlinear optics

    Received: Jan. 5, 2023

    Accepted: Mar. 1, 2023

    Published Online: Apr. 14, 2023

    The Author Email: Lanjun Guo (guolanjun@nankai.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL230434

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