Fiber delivered systems for laser ignition of natural gas engines

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Internal Combustion Engine Division (Publication) ICE

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Yalin, Azer P ^a   Joshi, Sachin ^a   Reynolds, Adam ^a   Defoort, Morgan ^a   Willson, Bryan ^a   Galvanauskas, Almantas ^b   Matsuura, Yuji ^c   Miyagi, Mitsunobo ^c  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b University of Michigan   (United States)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fiber lasers; Fiber optics; Gas engine; Hollow fibers; Laser ignition; Photonic crystal fibers

Indexed keywords

FIBER LASERS; IGNITION; LASER BEAMS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTONS;

CRYSTAL FIBERS; FIBER DELIVERED SYSTEMS; HOLLOW FIBERS; LASER IGNITION; OPTICAL SPARKS;

GAS ENGINES;

EID: 33751274479     PISSN: 10665048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ICEF2006-1574     Document Type: Conference Paper

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