Diffractive Multi-point Laser ignition of internal combustion engines using a spatial light modulator

• DOI: 10.1364/lic.2015.w2a.4
• Publication Date: 2015-05-13T12:30:15Z
• Authors: Zheng Kuang; Elliott Lyon; Hua Cheng; Vincent Page; Tom Shenton; Geoff Dearden
• Keywords: Spatial light modulator; Clipping (morphology); Laser ignition

We generated diffractive multi-beams for laser ignition using a spatial light modulator (SLM). Breakdown sparks with arbitrary geometrical location were created. The multi-beam patterns delivered to engine tests without clipping.