Numerical analysis of guiding a microwave radiation using a set of plasma filaments: Dielectric waveguide concept

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Alshershby, Mostafa ^a   Lin, Jingquan ^a   Hao, Zuoqiang ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSE PLASMA; ENERGY LOSS; FREE SPACE PROPAGATION; GUIDED MODES; GUIDING SYSTEMS; MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION; PLASMA FILAMENTS; SPATIAL CONFIGURATION; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTIONS; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; MICROWAVES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PLASMAS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; WAVEGUIDES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION IN PLASMA;

EID: 84863011286     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/45/6/065102     Document Type: Article

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