Filamentation of ultrashort pulse laser beams resulting from their propagation over long distances in air

Bruno La Fontaine, François Vidal, Zhiming Jiang, +7

Physics of Plasmas

EngineeringLaser ScienceLaser-plasma InteractionLaser PhysicsLaser Applications +18

Triggering and guiding high-voltage large-scale leader discharges with sub-joule ultrashort laser pulses

H. Pépin, D. Comtois, François Vidal, +13

Physics of Plasmas

Electrical EngineeringLeader DischargesEngineeringLaser ScienceLaser Plasma Physics +12

Modeling the triggering of streamers in air by ultrashort laser pulses

François Vidal, D. Comtois, Ching-Yuan Chien, +7

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

EngineeringLaser SciencePhysicsAerospace EngineeringUltrashort Laser Pulses +11

Triggering and guiding leader discharges using a plasma channel created by an ultrashort laser pulse

D. Comtois, C. Y. Chien, A. Desparois, +15

Applied Physics Letters

Leader DischargesPlasma ChannelLeader DischargeEngineeringLaser Plasma Physics +13

Single-shot chirped-pulse spectral interferometry used to measure the femtosecond ionization dynamics of air

C. Y. Chien, Bruno La Fontaine, A. Desparois, +6

Optics Letters

Electron DensityEngineeringPhysicsMicroscopySpectroscopy +12

Guiding large-scale spark discharges with ultrashort pulse laser filaments

Bruno La Fontaine, D. Comtois, Ching-Yuan Chien, +13

Journal of Applied Physics

Short-pulse LasersEngineeringPhysicsLong Ionized FilamentsLaser Plasma Physics +13

The influence of electron density on the formation of streamers in electrical discharges triggered with ultrashort laser pulses

Bruno La Fontaine, François Vidal, D. Comtois, +7

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Electron DensityElectrical EngineeringEngineeringUltrashort Laser PulsesElectrical Discharges +7

Spectroscopic Study of Ultrashort Pulse Laser-Breakdown Plasmas in Air

F. Martín, R. Mawassi, François Vidal, +5

Applied Spectroscopy

EngineeringPhysicsAtomic LinesOptical DiagnosticsSpectroscopy +13

Insulator Pollution Performance at High Altitude: Major Trends

H.P. Mercure

IEEE Power Engineering Review

Electrical EngineeringEngineeringInsulator Pollution PerformanceIndividual Insulator StringsElectrical Transmission +9

Triggering and guiding of an upward positive leader from a ground rod with an ultrashort laser pulse-I: experimental results

D. Comtois, H. Pépin, François Vidal, +12

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Experimental ResultsLaser TriggeringLaser ScienceUpward Positive LeaderLaser-induced Breakdown +6