• DocumentCode
    2790696
  • Title

    Laser ignition @ two wavelengths?

  • Author

    Gross, S. ; Tauer, J. ; Kofler, H. ; Reider, G. ; Wintner, E.

  • Author_Institution
    Photonics Inst., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna, Austria
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    14-19 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    This paper investigates the laser ignition mechanism and how the wavelength of laser radiation affects the plasma formation. Two-wavelength laser ignition is achieved by using the emitted green (532 nm) and infrared (1064 nm) light from a KTP crystal from second harmonic generation. The two wavelengths are compared with respect to plasma characteristics and two-color laser ignition.
  • Keywords
    laser beam applications; optical harmonic generation; plasma production by laser; potassium compounds; KTP; KTP crystal; green light emission; infrared light emission; laser radiation; plasma characteristics; plasma formation; second harmonic generation; two-color laser ignition; two-wavelength laser ignition; Gas lasers; Ignition; Internal combustion engines; Laser theory; Lenses; Optical pulses; Plasma properties; Plasma waves; Plugs; Sparks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Munich
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4079-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4080-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5192330
  • Filename
    5192330