Subject: influence of light in directing plasma

ive searched and found it is possible for light to influence plasma like 
lightning, where a pulsed laser was directed at a storm cloud to instigate 
lightning that travelled along the pulsed laser path. 

i am interested to understand if such action could be used in a fluid, like 
water, to be conducive to the flow of electrons between points in electrolysis.

my interest and contribution source can be found here:
http://forum.darwinawards.com/index.php?showtopic=8527&st=168

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