Filamentation of Femtosecond Vortex Beam in Sapphire

Authors

  • I. V. Blonskyi Institute of Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
  • V. M. Kadan Institute of Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
  • A. A. Dergachev Department of Physics and International Laser Center, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University
  • S. A. Shlenov Department of Physics and International Laser Center, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University
  • V. P. Kandidov Department of Physics and International Laser Center, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University
  • V. M. Puzikov Institute for Single Crystals, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
  • L. O. Grin’ Institute for Single Crystals, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe58.04.0341

Keywords:

filamentation, femtosecond, vortex beams, topological charge

Abstract

Filamentation of powerful femtosecond beams with a vortex of the topological charge l = 2 in sapphire is studied. A method to control the azimuthal position of filaments by changing the phase difference between two coherent co-axial beams, vortex and vortex-free reference ones, is proposed and demonstrated. The observed misalignment between the paths of filaments generated by the vortex and vortex-free beams, when they cross at a small angle is explained in terms of the spiral propagation of filaments around the vortex optical axis.

Published

2018-10-06

Issue

Section

Optics, lasers, and quantum electronics

How to Cite

Filamentation of Femtosecond Vortex Beam in Sapphire. (2018). Ukrainian Journal of Physics, 58(4), 341. https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe58.04.0341

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