Degenerate Four-Wave Mixing In Collisional And Inhomogeneous Plasmas

John F. Federici; Ernie J. Valeo

doi:10.1117/12.943974

18 May 1988 Degenerate Four-Wave Mixing In Collisional And Inhomogeneous Plasmas

John F. Federici, Ernie J. Valeo

Proceedings Volume 0879, Sensing, Discrimination, and Signal Processing and Superconducting Materials and Intrumentation; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.943974
Event: 1988 Los Angeles Symposium: O-E/LASE '88, 1988, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Plasmas have recently received considerable attention as poten-tially efficient long wavelength (infrared to microwave) phase con-jugators using degenerate four-wave mixing (DFWM). However, the current theory assumes an idealized isotropic, homogeneous, quies-cent plasma. In order to ascertain the suitability of plasmas for phase conjugation applications, a more complete theory of DFWM in the presence of plasma density inhomogeneities, turbulence, etc. is necessary. This paper focuses on the effect of density inhomogeneities on the DFWM and phase conjugate properties of plasmas. In addition, a comparison is made between DFWM in collisionless and collisional plasmas.

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John F. Federici and Ernie J. Valeo "Degenerate Four-Wave Mixing In Collisional And Inhomogeneous Plasmas", Proc. SPIE 0879, Sensing, Discrimination, and Signal Processing and Superconducting Materials and Intrumentation, (18 May 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.943974

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