Simulation and Analytical Analysis of the Blumlein Discharge Circuit for the Generation of Coherent UV Pulses in Air

Naeem, Muddasir; Munawar, Rabiya; Hussain, Mukhtar; Imran, Tayyab; Bhatti, Arshad

doi:10.52547/mjee.15.2.65

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

¹ Department of Physics, Research Laboratory of Lasers (RLL)-Group of Laser Development (GoLD), COMSATS University Islamabad, Park Road, 45550, Islamabad, Pakistan.

² GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear-Laboratório Associado, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal.

https://doi.org/10.52547/mjee.15.2.65

Abstract

Blumlein discharge circuit stores electrical energy in its transmission line and can release this energy within a few nanoseconds. This leads the Blumlein to discharge circuit for many applications ranging from electrical discharge in the air to generate nitrogen laser, excitation source for vapor lasers to sub-nanosecond avalanche drivers. In this letter, we have simulated the equivalent Blumlein discharge circuit in Multisimulation and compared the results with the analytical model to have the insight of variations of voltage, current and power in the Blumlein circuit. The Blumlein circuit is divided into spark gap (spark gap) and Blumlein transmission line sections to observe the voltage, current and power oscillations. The rapid oscillations of voltage across the spark gap initiate the discharge in the long transmission lines of Blumlein that generates the coherent UV pulses. This study could pave the way towards the generation of ultraviolet (UV) pulses in the air at the atmospheric pressure.

Keywords

20.1001.1.2345377.2021.15.2.7.8

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Majlesi Journal of Electrical Engineering

Simulation and Analytical Analysis of the Blumlein Discharge Circuit for the Generation of Coherent UV Pulses in Air

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Volume 15, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
June 2021
Pages 65-71

Simulation and Analytical Analysis of the Blumlein Discharge Circuit for the Generation of Coherent UV Pulses in Air

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Volume 15, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2June 2021Pages 65-71

Volume 15, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
June 2021
Pages 65-71