Title :
Fast optical discharge propagation through optical fibres under kW-range laser radiation
Author :
Bufetov, I.A. ; Frolov, A.A. ; Efremov, V.P. ; Schelev, M.Ya. ; Lozovoi, V.I. ; Fortov, V.E. ; Dianov, E.M.
Author_Institution :
Fiber Opt. Res. Center, A.M. Prokhorov Gen. Phys. Inst., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
The fast mode of optical discharge propagation in optical fibres has been discovered. In contrast to the known fibre fuse effect such optical discharge propagation is accompanied by fibre cracks and velocity reaches = 3 km/s under the intensity ≈40 W/m2.
Keywords :
optical fibres; fibre cracks; fibre fuse effect; laser radiation; optical discharge propagation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1