DocumentCode
2235327
Title
Kilometer range filamentation: Effects of filaments on transparent and non-transparent materials at long distances
Author
Durand, Magali ; Houard, Aurélien ; Prade, Bernard ; Mysyrowicz, André ; Durécu, Anne ; Fleury, Didier ; Moreau, Bernard ; Vasseur, Olivier ; Borchert, Harmut ; Diener, Karsten ; Schmitt, Rüdiger ; Théberge, Francis ; Chateauneuf, Marc ; Dubois, Jacques
Author_Institution
Lab. d ´´Opt. Appl., ENSTA ParisTech, Palaiseau, France
fYear
2011
fDate
1-6 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We observe filamentation of a Terawatt laser beam after 1 km propagation in atmosphere. The white light generated was strong enough to saturate a CCD camera and damages on material were characterised.
Keywords
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; light propagation; optical Kerr effect; supercontinuum generation; kilometer range filamentation; nontransparent materials; terawatt laser beam; Cameras; Laser beams; Lasers; Materials; Plasma measurements; Plasmas; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1223-4
Type
conf
Filename
5950428
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