DEMONSTRATION OF BRILLOUIN ENHANCED 4-WAVE-MIXING AND PHASE CONJUGATION IN A PLASMA

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DOMIER, CW
LUHMANN, NC
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[1] Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.3499
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
Brillouin enhanced four-wave mixing and phase conjugation of microwaves in an unmagnetized hydrogen plasma are observed. Transient and steady-state responses of the plasma and the phase conjugate wave are presented. Low-power, low-density operation agrees well with predictions of simple two-fluid plasma theory.
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页码:3499 / 3502
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