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Photonic-crystal-fiber-delivered laser-triggered high-voltage gas switch

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10,687,412
June 16, 2020
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A photonic-crystal-fiber-delivered laser-triggered high-voltage gas switch can deliver a peak irradiance of greater than 5.1.times.10.sup.11 W/cm.sup.2 to the AK gap for a laser having a wavelength of 1064 nm. The switch is capable of operating at pressures up to 2200 psi; voltages across the gap of greater than 200 kV; operation at less than 70% self-break voltage; shot-to-shot jitter of less than 3 ns; AK gap distances of 3 mm or smaller; and triggering via a fiber-delivered laser pulse energy of as low as 500 .mu.J.
16/ 564,685
September 9, 2019
1/1
H05H 1/52 (20060101)G02B 6/02 (20060101)
STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention.