Femtosecond laser triggering of a sub-100 picosecond jitter high-voltage spark gap
Date
2001
Authors
Luther, B. M., author
Klix, A., author
Furfaro, L., author
Rocca, Jorge J., author
American Institute of Physics, publisher
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Abstract
We have demonstrated sub-100 ps jitter operation of a pressurized high-voltage air spark gap triggered by a femtosecond Ti:Sapphire laser. Time delay statistical fluctuations with a standard deviation as low as +-σ=0.037 ns were obtained.