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. |
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| Title | White-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 type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| 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. |
| Description | 1 online resource (viii, 28 pages, 2 unnumbered pages) : illustrations (some colour). |
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