Optical shock waves in silica aerogel
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27/01/2014Grant ID
EP/I004602/1
EP/J004200/1
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Abstract
Silica aerogels are materials well suited for high power nonlinear optical applications. In such regime, the non-trivial thermal properties may give rise to the generation of optical shock waves, which are also affected by the structural disorder due to the porous solid-state gel. Here we report on an experimental investigation in terms of beam waist and input power, and identify various regimes of the generation of wave-breaking phenomena in silica aerogels.
Citation
Gentilini , S , Ghajeri , F , Ghofraniha , N , Di Falco , A & Conti , C 2014 , ' Optical shock waves in silica aerogel ' , Optics Express , vol. 22 , no. 2 , pp. 1667-1672 . https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.22.001667
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Optics Express
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Peer reviewed
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1094-4087Type
Journal article
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© 2012 Optical Society of America. This paper was published in Optics Express and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-22-2-1667. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
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Andrea Di Falco acknowledges support from EPSRC (EP/I004602/1 and EP/J004200/1).Collections
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