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Air breakdown in a radial-mode focusing element

L W Casperson, M S Shekhani

    Applied Optics
    |February 4, 2010
    PubMed
    Summary

    A novel radial focusing device creates an intense, uniform laser focal spot. This device, when used with a carbon dioxide (CO2) laser, generates a unique disk-shaped air-breakdown spark whose properties were studied.

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