Title :
Megavolt discharges triggered and guided with laser filaments
Author :
Yu, J. ; Kasparian, J. ; Salmon, E. ; Wolf, J.-P. ; Rodriguez, M. ; Sauerbrey, R. ; Wille, H. ; Woste, L. ; Fujii, T. ; Andre, Y.-B. ; Mysyrowicz, A. ; Klingbeil, L. ; Rethmeier, K. ; Kalkner, W.
Author_Institution :
LASIM, Univ. Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
Abstract :
Long ionized channels appear as a result of nonlinear propagation of femtosecond terawatt pulses. We demonstrate the ability of such filament bundles to trigger and guide megavolt discharges across a gap up to 3.8 m.
Keywords :
atmospheric light propagation; atmospheric techniques; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; lightning; nonlinear optics; optical waveguides; femtosecond pulses; ionized channels; laser filaments; megavolt discharges; nonlinear propagation; Electrodes; Laser theory; Lighting control; Lightning; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Physics; Plasma applications; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238570
