Title :
Milli-joule laser pulse delivery and spark ignition through kagome fiber
Author :
Beaudou, B. ; Gerôme, F. ; Wang, Y.Y. ; Alharbi, M. ; Bradley, T.D. ; Humbert, G. ; Auguste, J.L. ; Blondy, J.M. ; Benabid, F.
Author_Institution :
Xlim, Univ. de Limoges, Limoges, France
Abstract :
We demonstrate for the first time ns-laser spark ignition through kagome-type fibers in a friendly manner. The energy threshold damage is pushed over the 10mJ-level and the output power density is approaching TW/cm2 after focusing.
Keywords :
ignition; optical design techniques; optical fibre fabrication; optical pulse generation; sparks; kagome-type fibers; milli-joule laser pulse delivery; spark ignition; Fiber lasers; Ignition; Laser beams; Optical fiber polarization; Silicon compounds; Sparks;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
