The recent development of high average, high peak power lasers has revived the effort of using lasers as a potential tool to influence natural lightning. Although impressive, the current progress in laser lightning control (LLC) technology may only be the beginning of a new area involving a positive feedback between powerful laser development and atmospheric research. In this review paper, we critically evaluate the past, present and future of LLC, considering both its technological and scientific significance in atmospheric research.

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激光雷电控制的物理与技术


最近高平均、高峰值功率激光器的发展重新振作了将激光用作影响自然闪电的潜在工具的努力。尽管令人印象深刻，但激光雷电控制 （LLC） 技术的当前进展可能只是一个新领域的开始，涉及强大的激光发展和大气研究之间的正反馈。在这篇综述论文中，我们批判性地评估了 LLC 的过去、现在和未来，同时考虑了它在大气研究中的技术和科学意义。