Practical internal combustion engine laser spark plug development

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6662, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Myers, Michael J ^a   Myers, John D ^a   Guo, Baoping ^a   Yang, Chengxin ^a   Hardy, Christopher R ^a  

^a Kigre Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced reciprocating engines systems; Advanced reciprocating internal combustion engine; Diode pumped solid state laser; High efficiency side pumped laser; Laser spark plug; Nd:Glass laser; Nd:YAG laser; Q switched laser

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSE GASES; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER BEAMS; SOLID STATE LASERS;

ADVANCED RECIPROCATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE; DIODE PUMPED SOLID STATE LASER; HIGH EFFICIENCY SIDE PUMPED LASER; LASER IGNITION; LASER SPARK PLUG; ND:GLASS LASER; ND:YAG LASER;

SPARK PLUGS;

EID: 42149130847     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.728644     Document Type: Conference Paper

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