Open AccessLaser guiding of Tesla coil high voltage discharges
Author(s) -
Markus Henriksson,
J.-F. Daigle,
F. Théberge,
Marc Châteauneuf,
Jacques Dubois
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.20.012721
Subject(s) - laser , optics , electromagnetic coil , materials science , femtosecond , voltage , pulse (music) , high voltage , physics , quantum mechanics , detector
We have investigated the guiding and triggering of discharges from a Tesla coil type 280 kHz AC high voltage source using filaments created by a femtosecond Terawatt laser pulse. Without the laser the discharges were maximum 30 cm long. With the laser straight, guided discharges up to 110 cm length were detected. The discharge length was limited by the voltage amplitude of the Tesla coil.