Laser ignition of engines via optical fibers?

Laser Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 738-747

  Stakhiv, A ^a,c   Gilber, R ^a   Kopecek, H ^a   Zheltikov, A M ^b   Wintner, E ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c LVIV POLYTECHNIC NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT; ELECTRODES; IGNITION; LASER OPTICS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PLASMAS; POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SOLID STATE LASERS;

FLAME KERNELS; IGNITION PLASMAS; IGNITION TIMING; LASER IGNITION;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 2942635679     PISSN: 1054660X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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