高功率微波在等离子体填充波导中的谐波产生

采用等离子体流体理论，研究了高功率微波在等离子体填充波导中的谐波产生，导出了非线性波动方程. 对二次谐波产生进行了数值计算与分析. 理论分析和数值计算表明，高功率微波将在等离子体填充波导中激发起谐波，TE_0n模式与TM_0n模式的基波都将激发起TM类型的谐波. 关键词： 高功率微波 谐波产生 等离子体填充波导     

动力论法修正高功率微波大气传输的大气介电常数

 高功率微波在大气中传输会使气体电离产生等离子体，导致大气的介电常数和折射指数发生变化。介绍了在初等理论条件下各向同性的等离子体中的大气介电常数，给出速度为麦克斯韦分布时电子与分子的碰撞对介电常数的影响，并用动力论法导出高功率微波作用下的大气介电常数及修正系数公式。     

高功率微波在电离层中传播的折射率研究

 高功率微波在电离层中的传播特性主要由其折射率的变化决定，而高功率微波的大气折射率与相应传输层面的电子浓度有关。结合电离层电子浓度分布模型对电子浓度和大气折射率进行了数值模拟，对电离层折射率以及折射率垂直梯度相对于高度的变化特性进行了分析。结合射线描迹法对高功率微波波束传播高度、仰角和距离进行了修正，并在低功率微波下进行实验验证，证实修正值更接近实际值。     

级联式高功率微波限幅防护装置

针对单级等离子体限幅器在防护高功率微波时可能出现的功率泄漏问题,提出等离子体限幅器与PIN限幅器在矩形波导中级联的新型防护装置.以功率为10 GW、频率为1 GHz高功率微波为例,通过计算单级等离子体限幅器的泄漏功率,分析比较了单级等离子体限幅器和级联式防护装置的防护性能.结果表明:对于单级等离子体限幅器不同情况的泄漏(即入射高功率微波场强小于限幅器击穿阈值场强和限幅器响应时间较长两种情况),采用级联式防护措施后,其泄漏功率被抑制在0.40 W以下.     

有限磁场中等离子体圆柱波导的传播特性

分析了有耗介质中等离子体圆柱波导在有限外加磁场中的传播特性.重点讨论了波导传播常数随等离子体参数、介质参数和外加磁场的变化.分析结果表明，有限强磁场中的等离子体波导的传播特性比无外磁场或外加磁场为无穷大时具有更强的控制能力. 关键词：     

介质表面附近微波大气击穿的理论研究

将麦克斯韦方程组和简化等离子体方程耦合求解, 对介质表面附近大气击穿形成等离子体的过程进行了理论研究. 分别使用一维、二维模型对等离子体的形成过程及等离子体对电磁波的反射、吸收过程进行了模拟研究. 一维计算结果发现在n_e = 0, j = 0两种边界条件下, 虽然形成的等离子体密度分布相差较大, 但二者得到的微波反射、吸收、透射波形彼此相差不大. 初始电子数密度厚度为20 mm的条件下, 得到界面附近的等离子体密度大于5 mm厚度的情况. 二维计算结果发现, 由于TE10模在波导中心位置处的微波电场最强, 电子碰撞电离首先在中心位置处形成等离子体, 当等离子体密度达到一定值(临界密度附近)时, 波导中心介质表面处微波场强减小, 等离子体区域沿着介质表面向两侧移动. TE10模在波导边缘处微波电场强度小于击穿阈值, 因此等离子体区域不可能移动到波导边缘附近.     

高功率微波与等离子体相互作用理论和数值研究

研究高功率微波与等离子体的相互作用,对于微波放电和电磁兼容研究均具有重要意义.基于波动方程、等离子体的流体力学方程以及波尔兹曼方程,建立高功率微波脉冲与等离子体相互作用的理论模型,并结合等离子体的特征参数,采用时域有限差分方法分析了等离子体电子密度和高功率微波传输特性的变化.结果表明,由于高功率微波的电子加热作用,等离子体中的非线性效应明显,发生击穿使得等离子体电子密度增大,从而导致微波的反射增强,透过率降低.所提出的模型和相关结果对于高功率微波和电磁脉冲防护具有指导意义.     

高功率微波作用下等离子体中的雪崩效应研究

研究高功率微波作用下等离子体中的雪崩效应,对于研究等离子体防护技术具有重要意义.通过采用等离子体流体近似方法,建立等离子体中的波动方程、电子漂移-扩散方程和重物质传递方程,表征电磁波在等离子体中的传播以及等离子体内部带电粒子的变化情况,分析研究了高功率微波作用下雪崩效应的产生过程和变化规律.研究表明,入射电磁波功率决定了雪崩效应的产生;初始电子密度能够影响雪崩效应产生的时间;入射电磁波的激励作用初始表现为集聚效应,当激励能量积累到一定阈值时,雪崩效应才会产生;在雪崩效应产生过程中,等离子体内部电子密度的变化非常迅速并且比较复杂.雪崩效应产生后,等离子体内截止频率会远超过入射波频率,电磁波不能在等离子体中传播,从而起到防护高功率微波的效果.     

含有吸收介质的突变结构腔体场匹配分析

采用分区求解场及边界场匹配方法推导出含有吸收介质波导的色散方程及突变结构高频腔体混合模式的场匹配方程。将解析分析与数值计算结合，对回旋速调管放大器高频腔体进行了数值计算，研究了吸收层对波导传播、衰减特性及谐振腔的谐振特性、损耗特性、Q值、场分布的影响。给出了数值模拟主要结果。 关键词： 吸收介质 场匹配 混合模 谐振腔 高功率微波     

领结形中空表面等离子体波导的传输特性

设计了一种领结形中空表面等离子体波导.采用频域有限差分法,对这种波导所支持的基模的能流密度分布、有效折射率、传播长度和模式面积随几何结构参数和工作波长的依赖关系进行了分析.结果表明,沿纵向的能流主要分布在两个上下突起所形成的中间区域.通过调整几何参数及工作波长,可以调节模式的有效折射率、传播长度和模式面积.在工作波长确定的条件下,有效折射率随突起半径的增大呈减小趋势,而传播长度和模式面积则随着突起半径的增大呈增大趋势,四个角上的圆弧半径对波导的传输特性有微调作用,左右扇形区域的半径对波导的传输特性有较明显 关键词： 集成光学 光波导 表面等离子体波导     

Propagation Characteristics of a High-Power Microwave in Waveguide Filled with Plasma

Analytical theory of high-power microwave propagation in waveguide filled with plasma is presented in this paper. The ponderomotive force effect of high power microwave is taken into consideration and preliminary numerical calculations are carried out, the propagation characteristics of the high-power microwave and the influence of microwave power on the distribution of plasma density are calculated and discussed.     

Microwave ponderomotive action on the inhomogeneous collisionless and collisional plasmas

The nonlinear interaction of a high-power microwave (MW) with an unmagnetized inhomogeneous plasma is investigated in collisionless and collisional regimes. The electron density distribution and the nonlinear wave equation in an inhomogeneous plasma are obtained by taking into account the ponderomotive force due to the high-power MW. It is shown that the electron density distribution becomes very steepened in the presence of the ponderomotive force. In the collisional regime, the expression for electron temperature is also found by considering ohmic heating. It is indicated that the amplitude of oscillations of the electron temperature and dielectric permittivity increases and the wavelength of these oscillations decreases with increasing energy flux, hence modulation occurs.     

Impact of nonlinear absorption on propagation of microwave in a plasma filled rectangular waveguide

In collisional and ponderomotive predominant regimes, the propagation of microwave in rectangular waveguide filled with collisional plasma is investigated numerically. The dominant mode is excited through an evacuated waveguide and then enters a similar and co-axis waveguide filled with plasma. In collisional predominant regime, the amplitude of electric field is oscillated along propagation path; outset of propagation path due to the electron-ion collision, the intensity oscillations are reduced. Afterward, under competition between the collisional nonlinearity and absorption, the intensity is increased, so the electron density peak is created in middle of waveguide. In ponderomotive predominant regime, the intensity is slowly decreased due to collision, so the electron density is ramped. Control parameters, like the frequency, input power, collision frequency, and background electron density are surveyed that can be used to control propagation characteristics of microwave. This method can be used to control heating of fusion plasma and accelerate charged particle.     

Weakly relativistic and space charge effects in interaction of high-power microwave with plasma

In the present work, numerical studies on the effects of weakly relativistic ponderomotive force and space charge in the nonlinear interaction of a high-power microwave beam with a plasma are carried out. It is shown that, the profiles of the electron density and dielectric permittivity contain high peaks, and modulation of wavelength occurs in electron density distribution by increasing the microwave energy flux. In addition, it is indicated that the profiles of the electric and magnetic fields in relativistic regime are lengthened more than non-relativistic regime by increasing the initial electron density and the relativistic effects cause the increase in oscillation wavelength of electron density, dielectric permittivity and space charge field, in comparison with the non-relativistic regime. Finally, the results of the research show that the steepening in electron density distributions and their oscillation wavelength are enhanced, when the relativistic effects appear.     

Nonlinear Interaction of a Right-Handed Circularly Polarized Gaussian Electromagnetic Beam with an Electron-Plasma Wave: Generation of Ion-Acoustic Wave

This paper presents an investigation of the nonlinear interaction of a high-power right-handed circularly polarized Gaussian electromagnetic beam with an electron-plasma wave in a hot collisionless magnetoplasma. Because of the nonuniform intensity distribution of the electromagnetic beam, in a plane transverse to the direction of propagation, the ponderomotive force becomes finite and leads to the modification in the background carrier density. This leads to the nonlinear coupling between the electromagnetic beam and the electron-plasma wave. Consequently, the focusing of the electron-plasma wave may take place, leading to the enhancement in its amplitude. The excited electron-plasma wave may again interact with the electromagnetic beam and generate an ion-acoustic wave of appreciable power. The power of the generated ion-acoustic wave increases as we approach the critical density region.     

Effects of relativistic and ponderomotive nonlinearities on the interaction of high-power laser beam with an inhomogeneous warm plasma

The influence of relativistic-ponderomotive nonlinearities and the plasma inhomogeneity on the nonlinear interaction between a high-power laser beam and a warm underdense plasma are studied. It is clear that the relativistic ponderomotive force and the electron temperature modify the electron density distribution and consequently change the dielectric permittivity of the plasma. Therefore, by presenting the modified electron density and the nonlinear dielectric permittivity of the warm plasma, the electromagnetic wave equation for the propagation of intense laser beam through the plasma is derived. This nonlinear equation is numerically solved and the distributions of electromagnetic fields in the plasma, the variations of electron density, and plasma refractive index are investigated for two different background electron density profiles. The results show that the amplitude of the electric field and electron density oscillations gradually increase and decrease, during propagation in the inhomogeneous warm plasma with linear and exponential density profiles, respectively, and the distribution of electron density becomes extremely sharp in the presence of intense laser beam. It is also indicated that the electron temperature and initial electron density have an impact on the propagation of the laser beam in the plasma and change the plasma refractive index and the oscillations' amplitude and frequency. The obtained results indicate the importance of a proper choice of laser and plasma parameters on the electromagnetic field distributions, density steepening, and plasma refractive index variations in the interaction of an intense laser beam with an inhomogeneous warm plasma.     

Feasibility of a plasma-filled inverse free electron laseraccelerator

A high power millimeter (mm) wave, in the presence of a magnetic wiggler, produces a large longitudinal ponderomotive force that can accelerate electrons. When a plasma of density n~n_cr, where n _cr is critical density, is introduced in the interaction region, the ponderomotive force resonantly drives a plasma wave that accelerates electrons to higher energies. However, propagation of the mm wave requires a guide magnetic field; O-mode requiring less field than the X-mode. The plasma wave in this situation goes over to the upper hybrid (UH) mode. A parabolic plasma density profile with minimum on axis provides guiding for the mm wave as well as the UH wave, the latter being more strongly localized than the former. The UH wave, for typical parameters, can accelerate electrons to several tens of megaelectronvolts     

Excitation of ion acoustic waves at the difference frequency of two microwave beams in a semiconductor

This letter presents an investigation of the resonant excitation of the electrostatic ion acoustic wave at the difference frequency of two microwave beams in a semiconductor, viz., n-type InSb. The ponderomotive force at the difference frequency on electrons drives the ion acoustic wave at the difference frequency. The resonance conditions are satisfied over a wide range of semiconductor parameters. For typical plasma parameters of n-InSb and microwave beams of power densities 1 MW cm^?2, the power density of the excited ion acoustic wave is ≈ 1.76 kW cm^?2.     

Enhancement of electron density in the interaction of high-power electromagnetic waves with inhomogeneous magnetized plasma

Propagation characteristics of a high-power electromagnetic wave through an inhomogeneous magnetized plasma is investigated. Considering the momentum transfer equations for electrons and ions and taking into account the ponderomotive force, the distribution of electron density and dielectric permittivity are obtained. Using non-linear dielectric permittivity and Maxwell's equations in the absence of external current and charge densities, non-linear wave equations are achieved. The results indicate that the external static magnetic field can modify the profiles of both the electric and magnetic fields. It is also shown that the external static magnetic field enhances the amplitude of the electron density and the non-linear dielectric permittivity.