Frequency upconversion of electromagnetic radiation upon transmission into an ionization front
Journal Article
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· Physical Review Letters; (United States)
- Electrical Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024-1594 (United States)
We have demonstrated that an underdense ionization front can significantly upshift the frequency of an impinging electromagnetic wave. Source radiation at 35 GHz was shifted to more than 116 GHz when a relativistically propagating, laser-produced ionization front interacted with microwave radiation that was confined in a resonant cavity. The amount of upshift was proportional to the plasma density in the front, in agreement with theoretical predictions.
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG03-91ER12114
- OSTI ID:
- 7275870
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; (United States) Vol. 68:7; ISSN PRLTA; ISSN 0031-9007
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700350* -- Plasma Production
Heating
Current Drive
& Interactions-- (1992-)
DATA
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENERGY RANGE
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FREQUENCY MIXING
FREQUENCY RANGE
GHZ RANGE
GHZ RANGE 01-100
GHZ RANGE 100-1000
HARMONIC GENERATION
INFORMATION
INTERACTIONS
IONIZATION
LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA
MICROWAVE RADIATION
NUMERICAL DATA
PLASMA
PLASMA DENSITY
RADIATIONS
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
RESOLUTION
SIGNALS
TIME RESOLUTION
TIMING PROPERTIES
WAVE PROPAGATION
700350* -- Plasma Production
Heating
Current Drive
& Interactions-- (1992-)
DATA
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENERGY RANGE
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FREQUENCY MIXING
FREQUENCY RANGE
GHZ RANGE
GHZ RANGE 01-100
GHZ RANGE 100-1000
HARMONIC GENERATION
INFORMATION
INTERACTIONS
IONIZATION
LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA
MICROWAVE RADIATION
NUMERICAL DATA
PLASMA
PLASMA DENSITY
RADIATIONS
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
RESOLUTION
SIGNALS
TIME RESOLUTION
TIMING PROPERTIES
WAVE PROPAGATION