Sub-nanosecond jitter high voltage spark-gap triggered by femtosecond laser pulses

Summary form only given. Several applications in laser technology and other fields require either very good time control of high voltage spark-gaps capable of switching large currents, or very good synchronization between laser pulses and events controlled by these high voltage switches. This has mo...

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Published inTechnical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. Postconference Technical Digest (IEEE Cat. No.01CH37170) pp. 457 - 458
Main Authors Luther, B.M., Furfaro, L., Klix, A., Rocca, J.J.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2001
Subjects
Atmospheric measurements
Frequency
Jitter
Laser feedback
Optical pulses
Pulse amplifiers
Sparks
Temperature measurement
Ultrafast optics
Voltage
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Summary:Summary form only given. Several applications in laser technology and other fields require either very good time control of high voltage spark-gaps capable of switching large currents, or very good synchronization between laser pulses and events controlled by these high voltage switches. This has motivated significant amount of research in laser triggered spark-gaps utilizing laser pulses of ns duration. We report sub-nanosecond jitter operation of a pressurized high voltage spark-gap triggered by femtosecond pulses from a Ti:sapphire laser. Time delay between the trigger pulses and discharge with statistical fluctuations as low as /spl sigma/ (standard deviation) = 0.07 ns were obtained.
ISBN:9781557526625
1557526621
DOI:10.1109/CLEO.2001.948038