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Filamentation Nonlinear Optics

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The physics and the characteristics of filamentation are described. This discussion is followed by presenting a few applications that make use of the unique properties of the filament core. These include nonlinear optics inside the filament (third harmonic generation and four-wave mixing), the feasibility of remotely detect chemical and biological agents in air based upon the characteristic clean fluorescence. Finally, the excitation of super-excited states of molecules is briefly described.

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Chin, S.L. (2010). Filamentation Nonlinear Optics. In: Yamanouchi, K. (eds) Lectures on Ultrafast Intense Laser Science 1. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, vol 94. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-95944-1_9

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