Laser Ignition Conference (LIC) 2015 © OSA 2015 W2A.4

Zheng Kuang1, Elliott Lyon1, Hua Cheng2, Vincent Page2, Tom Shenton2, Geoff Dearden1

1. Laser Group, Centre for Material and Structures, School of Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GQ, UK
2. Powertrain Control Group, Centre for Material and Structures, School of Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GH,

Abstract:

We generated diffractive multi-beams for laser ignition using a spatial light modulator (SLM). Breakdown sparks with arbitrary geometrical location were created. The multi-beam patterns were delivered to engine for ignition tests without clipping.