Rathindra Nath Biswas
- Affiliation
- Head (Retired), MECON, Durgapur
- Department
- General Manager
- Location
- Laser, Femtosecond, Filamentation, Chirped pulse amplification. Multipass amplifier, Pulse recompression India
Rathindra Nath Biswas
1 article
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Firing a Laser into the Sky Diverts Lightning Offering Greater Protection to Installations
Abstract: Lightning bolts cause thousands of deaths every year worldwide. Since Benjamin Franklin’s invention of lightning rods made almost 300 years ago, the technology has not been changed even today. The same Franklin lightning rods are used on top of the buildings to steer lightning down to the ground so that they don’t pass through the buildings, and damage the structure or electrocute people. Researchers have recently developed a new type …
Published in International Journal of Photochemistry and Photochemical Research · Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 46–56 Read article