Theoretical Analysis on Propagation of Electromagnetic Wave in Preformed Narrow Plasma Channel

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2012-08-18
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Intheplasmasheathanarrowplasmachannelgeneratedbyultraintenselaserpulsesissimplifiedasaspecialcylindricalandhollowplasmawaveguidewiththeinfinitethicknessoftheplasmacladding.Theelectromagneticwave(EM)propagationpropertiesoftheplasmachannelnearthecutoffandfarfromthecutoffareconsidered.TheoreticalanalysisshowsthatTE0mandTM0mandhybridmodesemergeintheplasmachannel,whichisinfluencedbythenormalizedfrequencyparameterBandnumericalapertureNA.Thecutoffsofthevariousmodesareapproximated.Single-modeoperationispossiblewithoutahigh-frequencylimitationinthechannel.