Harmonic holography: a new holographic principle (2008)
Pu, Ye, Centurion, Martin, Psaltis, Demetri
The process of second harmonic generation (SHG) has a unique property of forming a sharp optical contrast between noncentrosymmetric crystalline materials and other types of material, which is a...
Proposed method for measuring the duration of electron pulses by attosecond streaking (2008)
Reckenthäler, Peter, Centurion, Martin, Yakovlev, Vladislav S., Lezius, Matthias, Krausz, Ferenc, Fill, Ernst E.
Proposed method for measuring the duration of electron pulses by attosecond streaking (2008)
Reckenthäler, Peter, Centurion, Martin, Yakovlev, Vladislav S., Lezius, Matthias, Krausz, Ferenc, Fill, Ernst E.
Picosecond electron deflectometry of optical-field ionized plasmas (2008)
Centurion, Martin, Reckenthäler, Peter, Trushin, Sergei A., Krausz, Ferenc, Fill, Ernst E.
Modulational instability in nonlinearity-managed optical media (2007)
Centurion, Martin, Porter, Mason A., Pu, Ye, Kevrekidis, P. G., Frantzeskakis, D. J., Psaltis, Demetri
We investigate analytically, numerically, and experimentally the modulational instability in a layered, cubically nonlinear (Kerr) optical medium that consists of alternating layers of glass and air....
Modulational Instability in a Layered Kerr Medium: Theory and Experiment (2006)
Centurion, Martin, Porter, Mason A., Pu, Ye, Kevrekidis, P. G., Frantzeskakis, D. J., Psaltis, Demetri
We present the first experimental investigation of modulational instability in a layered Kerr medium. The particularly interesting and appealing feature of our configuration, consisting of...
Modulational Instability in Nonlinearity-Managed Optical Media (2006)
Centurion, Martin, Porter, Mason A., Pu, Ye, Kevrekidis, P. G., Frantzeskakis, D. J., Psaltis, Demetri
We investigate analytically, numerically, and experimentally the modulational instability in a layered, cubically-nonlinear (Kerr) optical medium that consists of alternating layers of glass and air....
Holographic capture of femtosecond pulse propagation (2006)
Centurion, Martin, Pu, Ye, Psaltis, Demetri
We have implemented a holographic system to study the propagation of femtosecond laser pulses with high temporal (150 fs) and spatial resolutions (4 µm). The phase information in the holograms...
Modulational instability in a layered Kerr medium: Theory and Experiment (2006)
Centurion, Martin, Porter, Mason A., Pu, Ye, Kevrekidis, P. G., Frantzeskakis, D. J., Psaltis, Demetri
We present the first experimental investigation of modulational instability in a layered Kerr medium. The particularly interesting and appealing feature of our configuration, consisting of...
Nonlinearity Management in Optics: Experiment, Theory, and Simulation (2006)
Centurion, Martin, Porter, Mason A., Kevrekidis, P. G., Psaltis, Demetri
We conduct an experimental investigation of nonlinearity management in optics using femtosecond pulses and layered Kerr media consisting of glass and air. By examining the propagation properties over...
Nonlinearity Management in Optics: Experiment, Theory, and Simulation (2006)
Centurion, Martin, Porter, Mason A., Kevrekidis, P. G., Psaltis, Demetri
We conduct an experimental investigation of nonlinearity management in optics using femtosecond pulses and layered Kerr media consisting of glass and air. By examining the propagation properties over...
Self-organization of spatial solitons (2005)
Centurion, Martin, Pu, Ye, Psaltis, Demetri
We present experimental results on the transverse modulation instability of an elliptical beam propagating in a bulk nonlinear Kerr medium, and the formation and self-organization of spatial...
Dynamics of filament formation in a Kerr medium (2005)
Centurion, Martin, Pu, Ye, Tsang, Mankei, Psaltis, Demetri
We have studied the large-scale beam breakup and filamentation of femtosecond pulses in a Kerr medium. We have experimentally monitored the formation of stable light filaments, conical emission, and...
Study of the nonlinear propagation of femtosecond laser pulses (2005)
This work presents a comprehensive study of the propagation of femtosecond pulses and the formation and evolution of spatial solitons. The first half (Chapters 2-3) is devoted to the implementation...
Study of the nonlinear propagation of femtosecond laser pulses (2005)
This work presents a comprehensive study of the propagation of femtosecond pulses and the formation and evolution of spatial solitons. The first half (Chapters 2-3) is devoted to the implementation...
Holographic recording of laser-induced plasma (2004)
Centurion,Martin, Pu,Ye, Liu,Zhiwen, Psaltis,Demetri, Hänsch,Theodor W.
Holographic recording of laser-induced plasma (2004)
Centurion, Martin, Pu, Ye, Liu, Zhiwen, Psaltis, Demetri, Hänsch, Theodor W.
We report on a holographic probing technique that allows for measurement of free-electron distribution with fine spatial detail. Plasma is generated by focusing a femtosecond pulse in air. We also...
Holographic recording of laser-induced plasma (2004)
Centurion, Martin, Pu, Ye, Liu, Zhiwen, Psaltis, Demetri, Hänsch, Theodor W.
Holographic recording of fast events on a CCD camera (2002)
Liu, Zhiwen, Centurion, Martin, Panotopoulos, George, Hong, John, Psaltis, Demetri
We report on holographic recording of nanosecond events on a conventional CCD camera. Three frames of an air-discharge event, with resolution of 5.9 ns and frame interval of 12 ns, are recorded in a...
Holographic recording of fast events on a CCD camera (2002)
Liu, Zhiwen, Centurion, Martin, Panotopoulos, George, Hong, John, Psaltis, Demetri
We report on holographic recording of nanosecond events on a conventional CCD camera. Three frames of an air-discharge event, with resolution of 5.9 ns and frame interval of 12 ns, are recorded in a...