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White-light burst generated during the filamentation of a terawatt laser beam / F. Théberge, M. Châteauneuf, J. Dubois, P. Mathieu, DRDC Valcartier.: D68-4/416-2011E-PDF

"Defence Research & Development Canada-Valcartier (DRDC Valcartier) initiated many projects on femtosecond laser based counter-measure applications. One of the main properties of high peak power femtosecond laser pulses is their transformation into a white-light supercontinuum, which can be exploited for dazzle (and possibly damage) countermeasure purposes. Contrary to normal dazzle generated using a narrow-spectrum laser source, the white-light surpercontinuum from femtosecond laser pulses spans continuously from the ultraviolet up to the infrared. Such broadband white-light lasers are virtually impossible to block because they do not rely on a single wavelength to achieve the effect. This report presents the characterization of the white-light laser burst produced during the propagation in air of a femtosecond-Terawatt laser. The supercontinuum was generated from 200 nm in the ultraviolet up to 13.6 µm in the far infrared, which led to the first worldwide demonstration of such a broadband laser source"--Abstract, page i.

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Department/Agency
  • Defence R&D Canada.
  • Defence R&D Canada - Valcartier.
TitleWhite-light burst generated during the filamentation of a terawatt laser beam / F. Théberge, M. Châteauneuf, J. Dubois, P. Mathieu, DRDC Valcartier.
Series title
  • Technical report ; DRDC Valcartier TR 2010-416
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • "June 2011."
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-25).
  • Includes abstracts in English and French.
Publishing information
  • Quebec (Quebec) : Defence Research and Development Canada - Valcartier, 2011.
  • ©2011
Author / Contributor
  • Théberge, François, author.
  • Châteauneuf, Marc, author.
  • Dubois, J., author.
  • Mathieu, Pierre, 1953- author.
Description1 online resource (viii, 28 pages, 2 unnumbered pages) : illustrations (some colour).
Catalogue number
  • D68-4/416-2011E-PDF
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