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A review of laser triggered switching is presented. Laser-triggered switching has demonstrated the ability to trigger high voltage spark gaps with nanosecond delay end subnanosecond jitter. The theory of high pressure gas filled laser triggered spark gaps is discussed and recent investigations using solids, liquids and vacuum as the dielectric are reviewed.
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Presented at the Workshop on Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena, June 9–13, 1969, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Hartford Graduate Center, Connecticut.
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Guenther, A.H., Bettis, J.R. (1971). Laser Triggered Switching. In: Schwarz, H.J., Hora, H. (eds) Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0901-7_6
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