Defocusing role in femtosecond filamentation: Higher-order Kerr effect or plasma effect?*
Li Su-Yua),b), Guo Fu-Minga),b), Yang Yu-Juna),b), Jin Ming-Xinga),b)
       
Time-evolution of the on-axis intensity along the propagation distance z [i.e., I ( t , z )] in the classical model (a) and the HOK model (b) as the MPI cross section is σ 8 = 2.88 × 10−99 s−1 · cm16 · W−8; time-evolution of the on-axis intensity along the propagation distance z [i.e., I ( t , z )] in the classical model (c) and the HOK model (d) as the MPI cross section is σ 8 = 2.81 × 10−96 s−1 · cm16 · W−8. The unit of intensity is TW/cm2.