OPTIKA ATMOSFERY I OKEANA JOURNAL
V.E. ZUEV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS
Vol. 1, issue 08, article # 20
Mel'chenko S. V., Lomaev M. I., Panchenko A. N., Zimakov V. P. Waveguide Effect in Laser-Induced Surface Plasma. // Atmospheric and oceanic optics. 1988. V. 1. No. 08. P. 125-126.Copy the reference to clipboard
Abstract:
The interaction of a high-power laser beam with metal and dielectric surfaces at different angles of incidence was studied. Under certain conditions to be described in the paper a portion of the laser beam was found to propagate along the irradiated surface. The waveguide effect is shown to be due to an optically inhomogeneous medium with a variable refractive index.