Laser-assisted guiding of electric discharges around objects

Abstract

We demonstrate that laser beam shaping can be used to precisely control an electric discharge trail, avoiding or bypassing obstacles in the line of sight.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jun 05, 2015
Source ID
10.1126/sciadv.1400111

Entities

People

  • Arnaud Couairon
  • Carles Milián
  • Daniele Faccio
  • Demetrios N. Christodoulides
  • Francois Légaré
  • François Vidal
  • Luca Razzari
  • Matteo Clerici
  • Philippe Lassonde
  • Roberto Morandotti
  • Yi Hu
  • Zhigang Chen

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Heriot-Watt University
  • Nankai University
  • San Francisco State University
  • Seventh Framework Programme
  • University of Central Florida
  • École polytechnique

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy