Millimetre-wave second-harmonic generation in an underdense magnetoplasma with a density ripple

Authors
Parashar, J Bharuthram, R
Citation
J. Parashar et R. Bharuthram, Millimetre-wave second-harmonic generation in an underdense magnetoplasma with a density ripple, J PLASMA PH, 62, 1999, pp. 485-491
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PLASMA PHYSICS
ISSN journal
00223778 → ACNP
Volume
62
Year of publication
1999
Part
5
Pages
485 - 491
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3778(199911)62:<485:MSGIAU>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
A high-power millimetre wave (omega(1),k(1)) propagating through a magnetiz ed plasma at an angle to a density ripple (0,k(0)) produces density perturb ations (omega(1), k(1), k(0)), The density perturbations couple with the os cillatory velocity at (omega(1),k(1)) to produce a nonlinear current at (2 omega(1).2k(1) + k(0)) driving second-harmonic electromagnetic radiation. T he efficiency of the process is sensitive to the angle between the density ripple and the millimetre wave.