Honeycomb pattern formation by laser-beam filamentation in atomic sodium vapor

Ryan S. Bennink; Vincent Wong; Alberto M. Marino; David L. Aronstein; Robert W. Boyd; C. R. Stroud; Svetlana Lukishova

Honeycomb pattern formation by laser-beam filamentation in atomic sodium vapor

Ryan S. Bennink, Vincent Wong, Alberto M. Marino, David L. Aronstein, Robert W. Boyd, C. R. Stroud, Svetlana Lukishova

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Abstract

Transverse pattern formation leading to highly regular structures in both the near and far fields was observed, when a near-resonant laser beam propagates without feedback through an atomic sodium vapor. Honeycomb pattern resulted from the transformation of the laser beam within the vapor into a stable three-lobed structure. The three-filament pattern was found to have a uniform phase profile and strongly correlated power fluctuations.

Original language	English
Article number	113901
Pages (from-to)	1139011-1139014
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	88
Issue number	11
State	Published - Mar 18 2002

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Honeycomb pattern formation by laser-beam filamentation in atomic sodium vapor

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