Compact 180-kV Marx generator triggered in atmospheric air by femtosecond laser filaments

We developed a compact Marx generator triggered in atmospheric air by a single femtosecond laser beam undergoing filamentation. Voltage pulses of 180 kV could be generated with a subnanosecond jitter. The same laser beam was also used to initiate simultaneously guided discharges up to 21 cm long at...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 2014-03, Vol.104 (10)
Main Authors: Arantchouk, L., Point, G., Brelet, Y., Larour, J., Carbonnel, J., André, Y.-B., Mysyrowicz, A., Houard, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AIR
Applied physics
CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
Femtosecond pulsed lasers
FILAMENTS
Laser beams
LASERS
MARX GENERATORS
Optics
Physics
Vibration
Voltage pulses
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Summary:We developed a compact Marx generator triggered in atmospheric air by a single femtosecond laser beam undergoing filamentation. Voltage pulses of 180 kV could be generated with a subnanosecond jitter. The same laser beam was also used to initiate simultaneously guided discharges up to 21 cm long at the output of the generator.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.4868227