E. M. Dianov, V. E. Fortov, I. A. Bufetov, V. P. Efremov, A. A. Frolov, M. Ya. Shchelev, V. I. Lozovoi, “Detonation-like mode of the destruction of optical fibers under intense laser radiation”, Pis'ma v Zh. Èksper. Teoret. Fiz., 2006, Volume 83, Issue 2,Pages <nobr>84

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ATOMS, SPECTRA, RADIATIONS

Detonation-like mode of the destruction of optical fibers under intense laser radiation

E. M. Dianov^a, V. E. Fortov^b, I. A. Bufetov^a, V. P. Efremov^b, A. A. Frolov^a, M. Ya. Shchelev^c, V. I. Lozovoi^c

^a Fiber Optics Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
^b Institute of Extremal States Thermophysics, Scientific Association for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences
^c General Physics Institute named after A. M. Prokhorov, Russian Academy of Sciences

Abstract: A “fast,” detonation-like mode of the propagation of an optical discharge with velocities up to 3 km/s is observed in a silica optical fiber at the laser radiation intensity in the core up to 40 W/μm².

PACS: 52.50.Jm, 62.50.+p

Received: 16.12.2005