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Near-forward stimulated Brillouin scattering

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.872584· OSTI ID:553003
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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627 (United States)
The spatiotemporal evolution of near-forward stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) is studied in detail. For large scattering angles SBS grows and saturates as a three-wave instability. For small scattering angles SBS begins to grow as a three-wave instability, then continues to grow and saturates as a four-wave instability. Expressions for the saturation time and steady-state gain exponent of SBS are derived for large and small scattering angles. {copyright} {ital 1997 American Institute of Physics.}
OSTI ID:
553003
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 4; ISSN PHPAEN; ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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