@inproceedings{377f0965928e4d9cbe1eaf61b12bbfcd,
title = "Damage effects of filaments on non-transparent materials at long distances",
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.",
keywords = "damage threshold, femtosecond, filament, germanium, zinc selenide",
author = "Karsten Diener and Harmut Borchert and R{\"u}diger Schmitt and Magali Durand and Aur{\'e}lien Houard and Bernard Prade and Andr{\'e} Mysyrowicz and Anne Dur{\'e}cu and Didier Fleury and Bernard Moreau and Olivier Vasseur and Francis Th{\'e}berge and Marc Chateauneuf and Jacques Dubois",
year = "2011",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1117/12.898413",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780819488237",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
booktitle = "43rd Annual Laser Damage Symposium Proceedings - Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials",
note = "43rd Annual Laser Damage Symposium - Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2011 ; Conference date: 18-09-2010 Through 21-09-2010",
}