Frequency Upshifting and Pulse Compression via Underdense Relativistic Ionization Fronts

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 5-19

  Savage, R L ^a   Brogle, R P ^a   Mori, W B ^a   Joshi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; LASER PULSES; MICROWAVE DEVICES; RELATIVITY;

FREQUENCY UPSHIFTING; IONIZATION FRONTS; MICROWAVE PULSES; PULSE COMPRESSIONS;

IONIZATION;

EID: 0027542915     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.221097     Document Type: Note

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