Conical emission from self-guided femtosecond pulses in air

Opt Lett. 1996 Jan 1;21(1):62-5. doi: 10.1364/ol.21.000062.

Abstract

Conical emission in the forward direction is observed from intense femtosecond light pulses propagating through air over long distances. The conical emission is attributed to Cerenkov radiation from a dynamic self-guiding structure consisting of a weakly ionized core surrounded by Kerr cladding.