title: Spin-Glass Model Governs Laser Multiple Filamentation.
abstract: We show that multiple filamentation patterns in high-power laser beams can be described by means of two statistical physics concepts, namely, self-similarity of the patterns over two nested scales and nearest-neighbor interactions of classical rotators. The resulting lattice spin model perfectly reproduces the evolution of intense laser pulses as simulated by the nonlinear Schrödinger equation, shedding new light on multiple filamentation. As a side benefit, this approach drastically reduces the computing time by 2 orders of magnitude as compared to the standard simulation methods of laser filamentation.
authors.affiliation: Université de Genève, GAP-Biophotonics, Chemin de Pinchat 22, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ettoumi
authors.affiliation: Université de Genève, GAP-Non-linear, Chemin de Pinchat 22, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kasparian
authors.affiliation: Université de Genève, GAP-Biophotonics, Chemin de Pinchat 22, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry*; D007834:Lasers; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics