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Kilometer range filamentation: Effects of filaments on transparent and non-transparent materials at long distances

  • Magali Durand
  • , Aurélien Houard
  • , Bernard Prade
  • , André Mysyrowicz
  • , Anne Durécu
  • , Didier Fleury
  • , Bernard Moreau
  • , Olivier Vasseur
  • , Harmut Borchert
  • , Karsten Diener
  • , Rüdiger Schmitt
  • , Francis Théberge
  • , Marc Chateauneuf
  • , Jacques Dubois
  • Laboratory d'Optique Appliquée, ENSTA, CNRS-École Polytechnique
  • ONERA Office National d'Etudes et Recherches Aerospatiales
  • Institut franco-allemand de recherches de Saint-Louis
  • Defence R and D-Canada

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCLEO
Subtitle of host publicationScience and Innovations, CLEO_SI 2011
PublisherOptical Society of America (OSA)
ISBN (Print)9781557529107
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2011
EventCLEO: Science and Innovations, CLEO_SI 2011 - Baltimore, MD, United States
Duration: 1 May 20116 May 2011

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Conference

ConferenceCLEO: Science and Innovations, CLEO_SI 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBaltimore, MD
Period1/05/116/05/11

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