Title :
Temperature of optical discharge under action of laser radiation in silica-based fibers
Author :
Dianov, E.M. ; Fortov, V.E. ; Bufetov, I.A. ; Efremov, V.P. ; Rakitin, A.E. ; Melkumov, M.A. ; Kulish, M.I. ; Frolov, A.A.
Author_Institution :
A.M. Prokhorov Gen. Phys. Inst., Russian Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
For the first time the temperature of optical discharge was measured for a wide range of laser radiation powers. For 40 W laser power the temperature reached 104 K, velocity of discharge propagation having increased to 10 m/s.
Keywords :
discharges (electric); optical fibres; plasma production by laser; plasma temperature; silicon compounds; 10 m/s; 10E4 K; 40 W; SiO2; discharge propagation; laser radiation; laser radiation powers; optical discharge temperature; plasma volume; silica-based fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
