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Controlling lightning with lasers

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Lightning is one of nature's most extreme phenomena. As fascinating as it is destructive, it causes billions of euros worth of damage every year. The idea of using lasers to control lightning dates back to the 1970s, but it wasn't until 50 years later, with the European Laser Lightning Rod project, that it was demonstrated for the first time that powerful lasers could guide lightning over long distances.

Source: Photoniques

DOI: 10.1051/photon/202513137

Author: Aurélien Houard

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, École Polytechnique, École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées, Laboratoire d'Optique Appliquée, Institut Polytechnique de Paris

Language: English

Topic: Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4410448534

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