Imaging plasma in nonlinear limiter cells

Details Imaging plasma in nonlinear limiter cells Imaging plasma in nonlinear limiter cells

1995-07-20

1997-02-18

McGraw, Vincent P.

Optics: measuring and testing

By dispersed light spectroscopy

With sample excitation

G01N 2163

Patent

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056045883

ABSTRACT:
A method to examine laser induced plasma or bubble formations in nonlinear limiter cells includes splitting a laser pulse into an initiation pulse, a first probe pulse and a second probe pulse. The initiation pulse is focussed at a site in the cell, so that a formation of interest occurs there. The probe pulses are converted to frequencies different from each other and different from the initiation pulse frequency. Then the probe pulses are sent through single mode fibers of different measured lengths, so that the probe pulses are retarded relative to the initiation pulse by different, controlled intervals. The probe pulses exit the fibers in coherent collimated condition and travel along a common path crossing the site. The initiation pulse will have arrived at the site and created the formation before the first probe pulse arrives, and the second probe pulse arrives at the site after the first probe pulse. Shadowgraphs resulting from passage of the probe pulses past the formation are then imaged.

REFERENCES:
Docchio et al "Study of the temporal and spatial dynamics of plasmas indu in liquids by nanosecond Nd:YAG laser pulses. 1: Analysis of the plasma starting times", Applied Optics vol. 27, #17, 1 Sep. 1988, pp. 3661-3668.

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