A Method of Laser Coloration in Experiments on Filamentation of Individual Impulses and the Formation of a Light Bullet in a Homogeneous Transparent Dielectrics

Abstract

The advantages of using the method of laser coloration for investigation of specific features of filamentation in homogeneous transparent dielectrics are described. The results of several experiments conducted with a lithium fluoride crystal by this method are presented. The possibility is shown of obtaining data on the structure of the light field in a filament formed by a single laser pulse and processing them at a substantially later time after the experiment, which is not available by using other methods, allowed observing a plasma-free regime of filamentation, detecting single-cycle light bullets, and demonstrating their robustness.