Search Results - "Daigle, J. F."
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Remote THz generation from two-color filamentation: long distance dependence
Published in Optics express (12-03-2012)“…Remote terahertz (THz) generation from two-color filamentation is investigated as a function of the onset position of filaments. THz signals emitted by…”
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Formation and evolution of intense, post-filamentation, ionization-free low divergence beams
Published in Optics communications (01-07-2011)“…The mechanisms related to the formation and propagation of post-filamentation intense light channels were rigorously investigated experimentally and…”
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Cooperative effect of ultraviolet and near-infrared beams in laser-induced condensation
Published in Applied physics letters (23-12-2013)“…We demonstrate the cooperative effect of near infrared (NIR) and ultraviolet (UV) beams on laser-induced condensation. Launching a UV laser after a NIR pulse…”
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Filamentation “remote” sensing of chemical and biological agents/pollutants using only one femtosecond laser source
Published in Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics (01-04-2009)“…All matters in the path of filaments induced by an intense femtosecond laser pulse propagating in air could be fragmented and result in the emission of…”
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Dynamics of laser-guided alternating current high voltage discharges
Published in Applied physics letters (28-10-2013)“…The dynamics of laser-guided alternating current high voltage discharges are characterized using a streak camera. Laser filaments were used to trigger and…”
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Remote sensing of pollutants using femtosecond laser pulse fluorescence spectroscopy
Published in Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics (01-01-2006)“…The fluorescence spectrum of ethanol molecules induced by femtosecond laser pulses has been recorded as the fingerprint of the molecules. It was demonstrated…”
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Remote detection of similar biological materials using femtosecond filament-induced breakdown spectroscopy
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Remote sensing with intense filaments enhanced by adaptive optics
Published in Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics (01-11-2009)“…A method involving a closed loop adaptive optic system is investigated as a tool to significantly enhance the collected optical emissions, for remote sensing…”
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An efficient control of ultrashort laser filament location in air for the purpose of remote sensing
Published in Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics (01-10-2006)“…The unavoidable hot spots in a practical terawatt level laser pulse will self-focus in air at a short distance. The short distance cannot be changed…”
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Broadband and tunable mid-infrared laser source based on a transversal array of chirped filaments
Published in Applied physics letters (24-12-2012)“…A scheme for the generation of broadband and tunable mid-infrared pulses based on two-color filamentation in air is presented. The mid-infrared pulses,…”
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Remote filament-induced fluorescence spectroscopy from thin clouds of smoke
Published in Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics (01-12-2008)“…Remote filament-induced fluorescence spectroscopy is used to probe a cloud of smoke, produced from burning mosquito coils, located at a distance of 25 m from…”
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A simple method to significantly increase filaments’ length and ionization density
Published in Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics (01-02-2009)“…A simple method to produce longer filaments with higher ionization density in air by controlling the diameter of an aperture in the laser beam path is studied…”
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Long range trace detection in aqueous aerosol using remote filament-induced breakdown spectroscopy
Published in Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics (01-06-2007)“…Remote filament induced breakdown spectroscopy (R-FIBS) is used for probing a cloud of microdroplets where table salt has been dissolved. These microdroplets…”
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Femtosecond laser-induced nonlinear spectroscopy for remote sensing of methane
Published in Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics (01-03-2006)“…Femtosecond laser-induced nonlinear molecular spectroscopy is applied for sensing atmospheric greenhouse gas methane (CH4). The high intensity inside the…”
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Generation of powerful filaments at a long distance using adaptive optics
Published in Optics communications (15-06-2008)“…Because of its extraordinary properties (intensity clamping, white light source, km long plasma channels), filamentation represents an ideal candidate for…”
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Lens tilting effect on filamentation and filament-induced fluorescence
Published in Optics communications (01-03-2009)“…In filament-induced fluorescence spectroscopy, we experimentally found that if the lens used for the creation and localization of filament is tilted, the…”
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Multi-constituents detection in contaminated aerosol clouds using remote-filament-induced breakdown spectroscopy
Published in Optics communications (01-10-2007)“…Remote-filament-induced breakdown spectroscopy (R-FIBS) was used for probing a cloud of aqueous aerosols containing a mixture of PbCl2, CuCl2, FeCl2 and NaCl…”
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Efficient non-gated remote filament-induced breakdown spectroscopy of metallic sample
Published in Spectrochimica acta. Part B: Atomic spectroscopy (2007)“…Remote filament-induced breakdown spectroscopy (R-FIBS) is a novel technique that could be applied at long distance up to a few kilometers. Our work…”
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Remote sensing of trace methane using mobile femtosecond laser system of T&T Lab
Published in Optics communications (15-05-2009)“…The mobile femtosecond laser facility T&T (terawatt & terahertz) of DRDC-Valcartier was used to detect trace methane gas remotely in an open field atmosphere…”
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Remote generation of high-energy terahertz pulses from two-color femtosecond laser filamentation in air
Published in Physical review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics (02-05-2011)“…We experimentally investigated the dynamic behavior of remote terahertz (THz) generation from two-color femtosecond laser-induced filamentation in air. A…”
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