Laser Spark Plug Development and Engine Testing - Design of a Diode Side Pumped Solid State Passively Q-Switched Laser for Use as an Ignition Source for a Lean-Burn Stationary Natural Gas Engine (Paperback) - Common

To meet the ignition system needs of future lean- burn natural gas engines a diode side pumped, passively Q-switched, Nd: YAG laser was developed and tested. Laboratory experimentation used a wide range of input parameters that when combined produced brilliant sparks in air. The results show a strong dependence of the output on the output coupler reflectivity, Q-switch initial transmission, and ga...