Synergistic effect of picosecond optical and nanosecond electrical pulses on dielectric breakdown in aqueous solutions

Zachary N. Coker; Xiao Xuan Liang; Allen S. Kiester; Gary D. Noojin; Joel N. Bixler; Bennett L. Ibey; Alfred Vogel; Vladislav V. Yakovlev

doi:10.1364/PRJ.411980

Synergistic effect of picosecond optical and nanosecond electrical pulses on dielectric breakdown in aqueous solutions

Zachary N. Coker, Xiao Xuan Liang, Allen S. Kiester, Gary D. Noojin, Joel N. Bixler, Bennett L. Ibey, Alfred Vogel, Vladislav V. Yakovlev^*

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Institute of Biomedical Optics

Abstract

The combined effect of short (picosecond) optical and (nanosecond) electrical pulses on dielectric breakdown is investigated both theoretically and experimentally. It was demonstrated that nanosecond electrical pulses (nsEPs), being applied simultaneously with picosecond optical pulses, reduce the threshold for optical breakdown. Experimental results are discussed with respect to an extended model for opto-electrical-induced breakdown. The newly unveiled effect is expected to play a significant role in spatially confined electroporation and further advances in laser-ablation-based processes while also allowing for measurements of ambipolar diffusion constants.

Original language	English
Journal	Photonics Research
Volume	9
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	416-423
Number of pages	8
ISSN	2327-9125
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/PRJ.411980
Publication status	Published - 2021

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