• DocumentCode
    917287
  • Title

    A review of laser-triggered switching

  • Author

    Guenther, Arthur H. ; Bettis, Jerry Ray

  • Author_Institution
    Air Force Weapons Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, N. Mex.
  • Volume
    59
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1971
  • fDate
    4/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    689
  • Lastpage
    697
  • Abstract
    A review of laser-triggered switching (LTS) is given. The theory of the laser-induced voltage breakdown of as gas-filled spark gap is considered and the theory is compared with observations wherever possible. Included in the review are: voltages ranging from a few kilovolts to more than 3 MV; dielectric media of vacuum, gas, liquid, and solid; delay as low as 1 ns and jitter as low as 0.1 ns.
  • Keywords
    Delay; Electrons; Gas lasers; Jitter; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Plasma measurements; Pump lasers; Sparks; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1971.8237
  • Filename
    1450167
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=917287