Electrical triggering of an optical breakdown plasma with subnanosecond jitter
- 1 December 1975
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 27 (11) , 583-585
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.88321
Abstract
We have shown that CO2-laser-induced breakdown in ultraclean gas follows less than 1 nsec after the injection of free electrons into the focal volume. While this confirms our understanding of the plasma nucleation mechanisms, it is also the first example of a new class of electro-optic switch in which a small electrical signal is able to control the transmission of a powerful laser beam.Keywords
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