Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, Volume. 37, Issue 5, 513(2020)

Properties of long plasma-channel generated by TW femtosecond laser in natural environmental air

Hao TENG1,*... Xin LU1, Zhongwei SHEN1, Shiyou CHEN1, Rongyi CHEN2, Wenshou WEI2 and Zhiyi WEI1 |Show fewer author(s)
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    The properties of long plasma-channel generated by terawatt (TW) femtosecond laser propagating in natural environmental air are investigated. It shows that the plasma filamentation with length of 2 km can be achieved when 2 TW femtosecond laser propagates in natural environment, and the electron densityis measured to be 1011 cm-3 at different location of filament, which shows the good conductivity of plasma channel even at the end of channel. Moreover, high voltage discharge test also confirms that, compared with the case without plasma channel, the high voltage of discharging can be reduced by 30% when plasma channel exists, which indicates the effectiveness of fs laser induced discharging. This work paves away for generation of several kilometer and long lifetime filamentation in air, laser induced lightning, environmental monitoring, and artificial intervention of climate.

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    TENG Hao, LU Xin, SHEN Zhongwei, CHEN Shiyou, CHEN Rongyi, WEI Wenshou, WEI Zhiyi. Properties of long plasma-channel generated by TW femtosecond laser in natural environmental air[J]. Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, 2020, 37(5): 513

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    Received: Jun. 8, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Nov. 6, 2020

    The Author Email: Hao TENG (hteng@iphy.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1007-5461. 2020.05.001

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