Apparatus and method for enabling the creation of multiple extended conduction paths in the atmosphere
US5726855A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 15, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02G13/20
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for enabling the creation of multiple extended conduction paths in the atmosphere including a chirped-pulse amplification laser system having a high peak-power laser capable of transmitting through the atmosphere a high-peak power ultrashort laser pulse. The laser pulse is configured to have a rough spacial profile and is of sufficient energy to create multiple electrically conductive ionized channels in the atmosphere.
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