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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Nonlinear Optics
    • Ultrafast Laser Science

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    • Visualizing dynamic, light-speed phenomena is challenging.
    • Tenuous media require sensitive detection methods.
    • Understanding laser-generated structures requires advanced imaging.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a single-shot method for visualizing light-speed structures.
    • To enable observation of propagation over hundreds of Rayleigh lengths.
    • To enhance sensitivity for imaging in tenuous media.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing an ultrashort probe pulse at a small angle.
    • Employing relay imaging to capture phase-modulated probe copies.
    • Implementing a phase-contrast technique using Kerr effect and nonlinear absorption.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated visualization of laser-generated structures' evolution.
    • Successfully imaged propagation over extended distances (≥10 cm).
    • Achieved improved sensitivity in tenuous media via phase-to-intensity conversion.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed method provides a powerful tool for studying ultrafast phenomena.
    • Single-shot imaging overcomes limitations of sequential acquisition.
    • This technique advances the understanding of nonlinear light propagation.