Synergistic effect of picosecond optical and nanosecond electrical pulses on dielectric breakdown in aqueous solutions Academic Article

abstract

• The combined effect of short (picosecond) optical and (nanosecond) electrical pulses on dielectric breakdown is investigated both theoretically and experimentally. It was demonstrated that nanosecond electrical pulses (nsEPs), being applied simultaneously with picosecond optical pulses, reduce the threshold for optical breakdown. Experimental results are discussed with respect to an extended model for opto-electrical-induced breakdown. The newly unveiled effect is expected to play a significant role in spatially confined electroporation and further advances in laser-ablation-based processes while also allowing for measurements of ambipolar diffusion constants.

authors

• Yakovlev, Vladislav

published proceedings

• PHOTONICS RESEARCH

altmetric score

• 7

author list (cited authors)

• Coker, Z. N., Liang, X., Kiester, A. S., Noojin, G. D., Bixler, J. N., Ibey, B. L., Vogel, A., & Yakovlev, V. V.

citation count

• 2

complete list of authors

• Coker, Zachary N||Liang, Xiao-Xuan||Kiester, Allen S||Noojin, Gary D||Bixler, Joel N||Ibey, Bennett L||Vogel, Alfred||Yakovlev, Vladislav V

publication date

• March 2021

publisher

• Optica Publishing Group  Publisher

published in

• Photonics Research  Journal

keywords

• 51 Physical Sciences
• 5102 Atomic, Molecular And Optical Physics

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1364/PRJ.411980

start page

• 416

end page

• 423

volume

• 9

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/prj.411980