Laser-induced spark ignition for an internal combustion engine

A laser ignition device for an internal combustion engine, comprising:

• an ignition laser having a laser-active solid, a combustion chamber window having a surface, and a housing, the combustion window being situated at an end of the housing and connected in a sealing manner;
• wherein an orifice plate is situated at an outer end of the housing at which the combustion chamber window is situated inside the housing, creating a dead space between the orifice plate and the combustion chamber window;
• wherein the orifice plate has a conical opening, the diameter of the conical opening of the orifice plate increasing in a direction of the combustion chamber window, and a cone angle of the orifice plate corresponds to an exit angle of the laser pulse.