Pigtailed Electrooptic Sensor for Time- and Space-Resolved Dielectric Barrier Discharges Analysis

We here demonstrate the potentialities of pigtailed electrooptic probes to perform vectorial electric field characterizations of dielectric barrier discharges (DBDs). The analysis leads to the accurate determination of the breakdown voltage and the associated electric field in the vicinity of the discharge. A polarimetric analysis of the DBDs is proposed due to real-time measurement of longitudinal and radial components of the electric field vector. Moreover, the transition from capacitive to resistive behavior is characterized at the breakdown field.