Title :
Triggering, guiding and deviation of long spark discharges with femtosecond laser filament
Author :
Forestier, B. ; Houard, A. ; Durand, M. ; André, Y.B. ; Prade, B. ; Mysyrowicz, A. ; Le Nevé, M. ; de Miscault, J.C. ; Revel, I. ; Chapuis, D.
Author_Institution :
Lab. d ´´Opt. Appl., ENSTA ParisTech, Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
We show for the first time that filaments are able to divert electric discharges from their normal path. Comparison between negative and positive discharge polarities reveals important differences in the guiding mechanism.
Keywords :
discharges (electric); high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; electric discharges; femtosecond laser filament; long spark discharges; negative discharge polarities; positive discharge polarities; Discharges; Electrodes; Lasers; Measurement by laser beam; Plasmas; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
