Transportation of megawatt millijoule laser pulses via optical fibers?

• Authors: Johannes Tauer , Heinrich Kofler , Elisabeth Schwarz , Ernst Wintner
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Laser ignition is considered to be one of the most promising future concepts for internal combustion engines. It combines the legally required reduction of pollutant emissions and higher engine efficiencies. The igniting plasma is generated by a focused pulsed laser beam. Having pulse durations of a few nanoseconds, the pulse energy E
p for reliable ignition amounts to the order of 10 mJ. Different methods of laser ignition with an emphasis on fiber-based systems will be discussed and evaluated.

Keywords

EN

optical fibers; high-power pulse propagation; laser-induced damage; laser ignition

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Physics
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 242-248

Dates

published

1 - 4 - 2010

online

30 - 1 - 2010

Contributors

author

Johannes Tauer

• Institut für Photonik, Technische Universität Wien, Gusshausstrasse 25-29, A-1040, Wien, Austria

author

Heinrich Kofler

• Institut für Photonik, Technische Universität Wien, Gusshausstrasse 25-29, A-1040, Wien, Austria

author

Elisabeth Schwarz

• Institut für Photonik, Technische Universität Wien, Gusshausstrasse 25-29, A-1040, Wien, Austria

author

Ernst Wintner

• Institut für Photonik, Technische Universität Wien, Gusshausstrasse 25-29, A-1040, Wien, Austria

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11534-009-0146-1