Electromagnetic Waves in Waveguide Partially Filled with Semiconductor Plasma

The dispersion of electromagnetic waves in waveguides partially filled with semiconductor plasma is investigated for unmagnetized and for strongly magnetized plasma. The effects which may be useful for the plasma electronics are found: In such waveguides there exist a large number of slow waves with typical frequencies ω ≈ ωP/√?_L. The filling at which the different modes at fixed phase velocity are maximum separated in wavelength is found. The thickness of the semiconductor layer at which this effect arises is about hundred micrometers and depends on the crystals' type. In addition to this, in strongly magnetized semiconductor plasma the maximum frequency separation of the typical plasma waves is found at fixed filling. Is it shown that in such systems there exist many surface waves which are of the slow wave type. In the case of strongly magnetized plasma coupling between nonsymmetrical EH- and HE- modes is shown to exist.     

Mode Coupling in a Partially Filled Plasma Waveguide With a Dielectric Liner

The stimulated Raman scattering of a perturbed TM mode in a dielectric loaded partially filled plasma waveguide is considered. The radiation is the result of the scattering of pump electromagnetic wave, which is an EH waveguide mode, off of a space-charge wave. A nonlinear wave equation for a three-wave interaction is used to investigate the coupling of the space-charge and waveguide modes. Dispersion relations for electromagnetic modes are solved numerically to study the frequency characteristics of the interaction of the EH waveguide modes with the space-charge modes. Formulas for the growth rates of the backscattered wave near the electron cyclotron frequency are derived, and the effect of a dielectric liner on the growth rates is investigated. Numerical studies show that the presence of the dielectric liner has an effect on the phase-matching condition and leads to rather larger growth rates close to electron cyclotron resonance.      

Slow Electromagnetic Waves in Double-Layer Cylindrical Waveguide Filled With Right- and Left-handed Media

Russian Physics Journal - The paper presents the simulation results of the mode propagation parameters in a circular waveguide consisting of two layers of right- and left-handed materials (Veselago...     

Interaction of an Electron Beam with Electromagnetic Waves in a Rectangular Plasma Waveguide

We study the interaction of a rectilinear nonrelativistic electron beam with a solid-state plasma in a rectangular metal waveguide, as well as wave processes in a plasma waveguide of rectangular cross section in the absence of an electron beam. It is shown that in such a system, space-charge waves of an electron beam, which propagate along a semiconductor boundary, become unstable in a wide frequency band.__________Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 219–227, March 2005.     

Study of Disk-Loaded Waveguide Filled with Plasma

Recently disk-loaded waveguide has been widely used in high-power traveling wave tubes (HPTWT). It has been shown in many experiments that the interaction efficiency and output power can be increased greatly by injecting plasma into the vacuum microwave device. Using field analysis, the dispersion characteristics and the interaction impedance of the disk-loaded waveguide filled with plasma are analyzed in a strong longitudinal magnetic field. In conclusion, the frequency of the TM₀₁ mode increases as the density of the plasma increases. It also can be found when the plasma density increases to a large scale, the TM₀₁ mode of the disk-loaded waveguide overlaps the TG mode, these two modes couple each other and form the new hybrid modes.     

Solitary Waves in Relativistic Electromagnetic Plasma

Solitary waves in relativistic electromagnetic plasmas are obtained numerically. The longitudinal momentum of electrons has been taken into account in the problem. It is found that in the moving frame with electromagnetic field propagating the solitary waves can exist in both cases, where the vector potential frequency is larger or smaller than the plasma characteristic frequency.     

Harmonic Generation of High-Power Microwave in Plasma Filled Waveguide

The harmonic generation of high power microwave in plasma filled waveguide is studied and the analytical theory is presented, and the numerical calculation and analysis of second harmonic are done in this paper. The theoretical and numerical analysis show that high power microwave can generate harmonic in the plasma filled waveguide.     

Electromagnetic Waves in a Waveguide with Periodically Modulated Magnetodielectric Filling

Optics and Spectroscopy - The propagation of electromagnetic waves in an ideal regular waveguide with the magnetodielectric filling periodically modulated in space and time is studied. It is...     

Natural Electromagnetic Waves in a Circular Waveguide with Chiral Layers

The solution of the dispersion equation is analyzed for some natural modes of a two-layer circular waveguide with chiral mirror layers.     

Self-Interaction of Electron Plasma Waves in a Planar Plasma-Filled Waveguide

Nonlinear behaviour of electron plasma waves propagating in a planar plasma-loaded waveguide immersed in an infinite magnetic field is analysed including finite temperature and mobile ion effects. It is shown that the wave becomes modulationally unstable if the wavenumber exceeds certain critical value K_c, which decreases with rise of temperature. The growth rate of instability is calculated and is found to increase with the rise of temperature.     

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.     

Mutual Focusing of Electromagnetic Waves in the Ionospheric Plasma

A one dimensional analysis has been carried out to study the interaction of two co-axial electromagnetic waves propagating vertically at close frequencies in the F-region ionosphere. Coupled equations for the beam width parameters of the two interacting waves have been set up to determine the intensities in the axial direction. Two cases have been examined, i one of the em beams is assumed to be weak so that its influence on the medium as well as on the other beam is neglected, ii) the two beams are of comparable intensities so that they mutually influence each other. In the first case the axial intensity of the weak beam grows at the expense of the other one which is strong. Whereas in the other situation mutual influence results in the focusing of both the beams.     

Excitation of Electromagnetic Waves in a Plane Waveguide with Anisotropic Upper Wall

We solve the problem of propagation of electromagnetic ULF waves in a plane waveguide with anisotropic upper wall from an arbitrary source with allowance for an arbitrary inclination of the magnetic field. The procedure for calculating magnetic components of the signal radiated by horizontal and vertical dipoles is developed in detail. The solution is presented in the form of the Fourier–Bessel transform of the desired field components. Impedance-type boundary conditions were used for an arbitrary inclination of the magnetic field. The obtained solutions can be used for interpreting experiments on measuring the spectra of ULF electromagnetic noise in various geographical regions and calculating parameters of ULF signals from controlled sources.     

Stable Propagating Waves and Wake Fields in Relativistic Electromagnetic Plasma

Stable propagating waves and wake fields in relativistic electromagnetic plasma are investigated. The incident electromagnetic field has a finite initial constant amplitude meanwhile the longitudinal momentum of electrons is taken into account in the problem. It is found that in the moving frame with transverse wave group velocity the stable propagating transverse electromagnetic waves and longitudinal plasma wake fields can exist in the appropriate regime of plasma.     

Diffraction of Electromagnetic Waves by an Anisotropic Cylindrical Inhomogeneity in a Planar Waveguide

We consider diffraction of electromagnetic waves by an anisotropic cylindrical inhomogeneity located in a planar waveguide with perfectly conducting walls. Anisotropy is allowed for by using the uniaxial-crystal approximation. A rigorous analytical solution is represented in the form of double sums over eigenfunctions of a planar waveguide with perfectly conducting walls and azimuthal eigenfunctions of a cylinder. Different components of the intensity of the electric field scatttered by an anisotropic inhomogeneity are numerically calculated. The influence of the anisotropy and sizes of the inhomogeneity on the scattered field is analyzed. __________ Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 48, No. 7, pp. 605–615, July 2005.     

A Second-Order Theory for Electron Plasma Solitary Waves in a Cylindrical Waveguide

To describe the long time asymptotic behaviour of weakly nonlinear plasma waves propagating in a strongly magnetized plasmafilled cylindrical waveguide the usual KDV equation which is first order in wave amplitude is extended to second order including the effects of finite temperature, mobile ions and giving a proper treatment to the radial co-ordinate for all possible modes of propagation. The second-order effects on the first-order solitary wave profile, phase speed and first order correction to the wavelength are all determined and discussed.     

Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves in a Magneto-Plasma Filled Elliptical Coaxial Line with Lossy Waalls

Electromagnetic wave propagation in a coaxial elliptical transmission line is investigated theoretically, the medium filling the space between the elliptical cylinders being a longitudinally magnetized plasma. Assuming an imperfect inner conductor throughout the treatment, exact numerical values for the complex propagation constant are determined through a special algorithmic process. Dispersion diagrams are given for propagation in weakly and strongly ionized media for several geometrical configurations of the structure. The influence of collisions in the values of propagation constant is also investigated. Conclusions are drawn for the possibility of propagation of the modes based on the size of the determined attenuation constant.     

Natural Electromagnetic Waves in a Circular Waveguide with a Chiral and a Dielectric Layer

Based on particular solutions of a system of wave equations which describe electromagnetic processes in an unbounded biisotropic medium and are represented in the form of generalized power series, a dispersion equation is obtained for a two-layer circular waveguide with a chiral and a dielectric layer. The solution of the dispersion equation is analyzed for some types of natural waves.