An innovative solid-state laser for engine ignition

Laser Physics Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 322-327

  Kofler, Heinrich ^a   Tauer, J ^a   Tartar, G ^a   Iskra, K ^b   Klausner, J ^c   Herdin, G ^c   Wintner, E ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c GE Jenbacher GmbH and Co OHG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Laser ignition of engines; Passively Q switched laser; Solid state laser

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548285808     PISSN: 16122011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lapl.200610106     Document Type: Article

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