A method for distributed ignition is disclosed wherein a combustion fuel
and an ignition mixture are combined where the ignition mixture comprises
ignition agents and fuel and where ignition agents can be nano-metallic
particles in combination with single-walled carbon nano-tubes (SWCNTs).
The combination of ignition mixture and combustion fuel in the presence
of oxygen are exposed to light causing heating of the ignition agents and
combustion of the fuel within which the ignition agents are interspersed.
A system for igniting fuels using the method is also disclosed.