Abstract
We investigate asymptotic pulse shapes arising from a balance of Kerr-type and plasma-mediated self-amplitude modulations. These self-stabilizing soliton-like solutions closely resemble experimental data and constitute the major mechanism for self-compression in femtosecond filaments.
© 2008 Optical Society of America
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