Method and apparatus for generating radiation utilizing DC to AC conversion with a conductive front

Dawson, John M; Mori, Warren B; Lai, Chih-Hsiang; Katsouleas, Thomas C

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Title: Method and apparatus for generating radiation utilizing DC to AC conversion with a conductive front

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Method and apparatus for generating radiation of high power, variable duration and broad tunability over several orders of magnitude from a laser-ionized gas-filled capacitor array. The method and apparatus convert a DC electric field pattern into a coherent electromagnetic wave train when a relativistic ionization front passes between the capacitor plates. The frequency and duration of the radiation is controlled by the gas pressure and capacitor spacing.

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Dawson, John M ^[1]; Mori, Warren B ^[2]; Lai, Chih-Hsiang ^[3]; Katsouleas, Thomas C ^[4]

Pacific Palisades, CA
Hermosa Beach, CA
So. Pasadena, CA
Malibu, CA

Issue Date:: Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 EDT 1998

Research Org.:: Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 871712

Patent Number(s):: 5780971

Assignee:: Univ. of So. Calif. (Los Angeles, CA); Regents of Univ. Univ. of Calif. (Oakland, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
H01J61/00 - Gas- or vapour-discharge lamps
H01J61/14 - having one or more carbon compounds as the principal constituents
H01J61/54 - Igniting arrangements, e.g. promoting ionisation for starting

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DOE Contract Number:: FG03-92ER40745

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: method; apparatus; generating; radiation; utilizing; dc; conversion; conductive; front; power; variable; duration; broad; tunability; magnitude; laser-ionized; gas-filled; capacitor; array; convert; electric; field; pattern; coherent; electromagnetic; wave; train; relativistic; ionization; passes; plates; frequency; controlled; gas; pressure; spacing; ionized gas; magnetic wave; electric field; gas pressure; electromagnetic wave; radiation utilizing; coherent electromagnetic; field pattern; generating radiation; capacitor plate; dc electric; /315/327/331/

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                    Dawson, John M, Mori, Warren B, Lai, Chih-Hsiang, and Katsouleas, Thomas C. Method and apparatus for generating radiation utilizing DC to AC conversion with a conductive front.  United States: N. p., 1998. 
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Interaction of electromagnetic waves with a moving ionization front journal, January 1978

Self-Phase Modulation of Light in a Laser-Breakdown Plasma journal, May 1974

Frequency up-shifting of laser pulses by copropagating ionization fronts journal, September 1991

Generation of high-power sub-single-cycle 500-fs electromagnetic pulses journal, January 1993

Measurement of femtosecond ionization dynamics of atmospheric density gases by spectral blueshifting journal, December 1991

Frequency upconversion of electromagnetic radiation upon transmission into an ionization front journal, February 1992

Reflection of electromagnetic waves from an ionization front journal, August 1967

Spectral Broadening in the Light Transmitted through a Rapidly Growing Plasma journal, October 1973

Ultra-Wideband, Short-Pulse Electromagnetics book, January 1993

Generation of subpicosecond electrical pulses on coplanar transmission lines journal, March 1986

Generation of tunable radiation using an underdense ionization front journal, October 1991

Frequency upshifting and pulse compression via underdense relativistic ionization fronts journal, January 1993

Photon accelerator journal, May 1989

Frequency Up-Conversion of Electromagnetic Radiation with Use of an Overdense Plasma journal, July 1988

Frequency upshifting by an ionization front in a magnetized plasma journal, January 1993

Adiabatic frequency up-conversion of a powerful electromagnetic pulse producing gas ionization journal, January 1993

Frequency shifting using magnetoplasma medium: flash ionization journal, January 1993

Linear theory of a field‐emitter‐array distributed amplifier journal, June 1990

Interaction of electromagnetic waves with a moving ionization front
journal, January 1978

Self-Phase Modulation of Light in a Laser-Breakdown Plasma
journal, May 1974

Frequency up-shifting of laser pulses by copropagating ionization fronts
journal, September 1991

Generation of high-power sub-single-cycle 500-fs electromagnetic pulses
journal, January 1993

Measurement of femtosecond ionization dynamics of atmospheric density gases by spectral blueshifting
journal, December 1991

Frequency upconversion of electromagnetic radiation upon transmission into an ionization front
journal, February 1992

Reflection of electromagnetic waves from an ionization front
journal, August 1967

Spectral Broadening in the Light Transmitted through a Rapidly Growing Plasma
journal, October 1973

Ultra-Wideband, Short-Pulse Electromagnetics
book, January 1993

Generation of subpicosecond electrical pulses on coplanar transmission lines
journal, March 1986

Generation of tunable radiation using an underdense ionization front
journal, October 1991

Frequency upshifting and pulse compression via underdense relativistic ionization fronts
journal, January 1993

Photon accelerator
journal, May 1989

Frequency Up-Conversion of Electromagnetic Radiation with Use of an Overdense Plasma
journal, July 1988

Frequency upshifting by an ionization front in a magnetized plasma
journal, January 1993

Adiabatic frequency up-conversion of a powerful electromagnetic pulse producing gas ionization
journal, January 1993

Frequency shifting using magnetoplasma medium: flash ionization
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Linear theory of a field‐emitter‐array distributed amplifier
journal, June 1990