WO2003032710A3 - Method for treating material at a high altitude - Google Patents

Method for treating material at a high altitude Download PDF

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WO2003032710A3
WO2003032710A3 PCT/EP2002/011362 EP0211362W WO03032710A3 WO 2003032710 A3 WO2003032710 A3 WO 2003032710A3 EP 0211362 W EP0211362 W EP 0211362W WO 03032710 A3 WO03032710 A3 WO 03032710A3
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laser pulse
high altitude
laser
atmosphere
self
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Ludger Woeste
Roland Sauerbrey
Jean-Pierre Wolf
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Univ Berlin Freie
Ludger Woeste
Roland Sauerbrey
Jean-Pierre Wolf
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Priority claimed from DE2001150211 external-priority patent/DE10150211C1/en
Priority claimed from DE2001150336 external-priority patent/DE10150336B4/en
Application filed by Univ Berlin Freie, Ludger Woeste, Roland Sauerbrey, Jean-Pierre Wolf filed Critical Univ Berlin Freie
Priority to AU2002350524A priority Critical patent/AU2002350524A1/en
Publication of WO2003032710A2 publication Critical patent/WO2003032710A2/en
Publication of WO2003032710A3 publication Critical patent/WO2003032710A3/en

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G15/00—Devices or methods for influencing weather conditions
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/005—Optical devices external to the laser cavity, specially adapted for lasers, e.g. for homogenisation of the beam or for manipulating laser pulses, e.g. pulse shaping
    • H01S3/0057—Temporal shaping, e.g. pulse compression, frequency chirping

Abstract

According to the invention, material can be treated at a high altitude from the ground by means of a filament which is oriented towards the sky and is produced by means of the self-focussing and self-defocussing of a highly intensive laser beam. A laser pulse is produced by means of a pulse laser. Said laser pulse is emitted into the atmosphere from the earth. The laser pulse is temporally and spatially focussed in such a way that, in a zone in the atmosphere, the peak performance of the laser pulse exceeds the critical performance necessary for the laser pulse to have a self-focussing effect in the air, in such a way that a filament is formed by the laser pulse. Said technique can be used, for example, to produce condensation cores in the atmosphere and to produce an artificial light source at a high altitude, e.g. for calibrating telescopes.
PCT/EP2002/011362 2001-10-12 2002-10-10 Method for treating material at a high altitude WO2003032710A2 (en)

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DE2001150211 DE10150211C1 (en) 2001-10-12 2001-10-12 Method for treating material at a great height from ground, directs filament towards sky after generation by automatic focusing and defocusing of a high-intensive laser beam
DE10150211.7 2001-10-12
DE2001150336 DE10150336B4 (en) 2001-10-15 2001-10-15 Method for generating an artificial light source at high altitude, in particular for calibrating astronomical telescopes
DE10150336.9 2001-10-15

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