Air nonlinearity triggered by an ultra-intense 33 MV/cm and sub-5 THz light bullet

Shalaby, M.Hauri, C. P.2017-02-172017-02-172017-02-17201610.1364/CLEO_AT.2016.JTh2A.41https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/134413WOS:000391286401277We report on measurements of the instantaneous Kerr nonlinearity and the retarded alignment of non-polar molecules CO2, N-2, and O-2 by an intense, lambda-cubic terahertz pulse with peak field > 33 MV/cm centered at 3.9 THz.Air nonlinearity triggered by an ultra-intense 33 MV/cm and sub-5 THz light bullettext::conference output::conference proceedings::conference paper