George A. Chappell

George A. Chappell is an optical research engineer at LumOptica (Bristol, U.K.) and is principally interested in high-power and novel laser sources, as well as proof-of-concept experiments.

FIGURE 1. Modeling of femtosecond pulse propagation can be achieved by solving the nonlinear Schrödinger equation via COMSOL; the inset is an image of a filament of plasma [2].
Lasers & Sources

Can ultrashort-pulse lasers disrupt the future’s laser-based battlespace?

March 20, 2025
Plasma channels produced by self-focusing ultrashort laser pulses can disrupt and deflect laser beams and may offer a future defense against adversarial laser systems.