• DocumentCode
    2235270
  • 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
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950426