Damage effects of filaments on non-transparent materials at long distances

Karsten Diener; Harmut Borchert; Rüdiger Schmitt; Magali Durand; Aurélien Houard; Bernard Prade; André Mysyrowicz; Anne Durécu; Didier Fleury; Bernard Moreau; Olivier Vasseur; Francis Théberge; Marc Chateauneuf; Jacques Dubois

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Damage effects of filaments on non-transparent materials at long distances

Karsten Diener
, Harmut Borchert
, Rüdiger Schmitt
, Magali Durand
, Aurélien Houard
, Bernard Prade
, André Mysyrowicz
, Anne Durécu
, Didier Fleury
, Bernard Moreau
, Olivier Vasseur
, Francis Théberge
, Marc Chateauneuf
, Jacques Dubois

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Abstract

We observed multiple filamentation of a Terawatt fs-laser beam (λ = 800 nm, E = 170 mJ/pulse) after 1 km horizontal propagation in the atmosphere. The interaction of these filaments with the non-transparent targets was studied. The filaments were strong enough to damage the surface of optical windows like Ge and ZnSe even at long distances and under turbulent conditions. The damage effects were analysed by studying the modulation transfer function (MTF), the spectral transmission loss, the ablation depth and the damage threshold. LIBS was applied to estimate the plasma temperature during the interaction process.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	43rd Annual Laser Damage Symposium Proceedings - Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials
Subtitle of host publication	2011
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.898413
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2011
Event	43rd Annual Laser Damage Symposium - Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2011 - Boulder, CO, United States Duration: 18 Sept 2010 → 21 Sept 2010

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	8190
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

Conference

Conference	43rd Annual Laser Damage Symposium - Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2011
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boulder, CO
Period	18/09/10 → 21/09/10

Keywords

damage threshold
femtosecond
filament
germanium
zinc selenide

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Diener, K., Borchert, H., Schmitt, R., Durand, M., Houard, A., Prade, B., Mysyrowicz, A., Durécu, A., Fleury, D., Moreau, B., Vasseur, O., Théberge, F., Chateauneuf, M., & Dubois, J. (2011). Damage effects of filaments on non-transparent materials at long distances. In 43rd Annual Laser Damage Symposium Proceedings - Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2011 Article 819013 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 8190). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.898413

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Damage effects of filaments on non-transparent materials at long distances. / Diener, Karsten; Borchert, Harmut; Schmitt, Rüdiger et al.
43rd Annual Laser Damage Symposium Proceedings - Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2011. 2011. 819013 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 8190).

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