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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2011
Theodore G. Jones, Alexandria, VA (US);
Antonio C. Ting, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Daniel F. Gordon, Waldorf, MD (US);
Theodore G. Jones, Alexandria, VA (US);
Antonio C. Ting, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Daniel F. Gordon, Waldorf, MD (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Methods for producing a laser-guided underwater electrical discharge are provided. One or more electrodes defining a desired electrical discharge path are situated in a body of water and are attached to an external electrical power supply. A high-powered, intense laser beam is fired into the water. The laser beam forms an optical filament in the water, which in turn forms an ionized channel having a much greater conductivity than the surrounding water. An external power supply drives an electrical discharge along the path of the ionized channel due to its greater conductivity.