Title :
Laser guided curved electric discharges
Author :
Clerici, M. ; Hu, Y. ; Lassonde, P. ; Milian, C. ; Couairon, A. ; Christodoulides, D. ; Chen, Z. ; Razzari, L. ; Vidal, F. ; Legare, F. ; Faccio, D. ; Morandotti, R.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Phys. Sci., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
We report laser-guided electric discharges along curved trajectories, and hence around obstacles in line of sight between electrodes. Furthermore, beam self-healing enables direct discharge on target even when the laser beam directly hits the obstacle.
Keywords :
discharges (electric); plasma light propagation; beam self-healing; curved trajectory; electrodes; laser beam; laser-guided curved electric discharges; Discharges (electric); Electrodes; Laser beams; Optimized production technology; Particle beams; Plasmas; Trajectory;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
