In the plasma sheath a narrow plasma channel generated by ultraintense laser pulses is simplified as a special cylindrical and hollow plasma waveguide with the infinite thickness of the plasma cladding. The electromag...In the plasma sheath a narrow plasma channel generated by ultraintense laser pulses is simplified as a special cylindrical and hollow plasma waveguide with the infinite thickness of the plasma cladding. The electromagnetic wave (EM) propagation properties of the plasma channel near the cutoff and far from the cutoff are considered. Theoretical analysis shows that TE0m and TM0m and hybrid modes emerge in the plasma channel, which is influenced by the normalized frequency parameter B and numerical aperture NA. The cutoffs of the various modes are approximated. Single-mode operation is possible without a high-frequency limitation in the channel.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.60971122)the Jiangshu Province Science Foundation(No.BK2011727)the Open Research Program in China's State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves(No.K201103)
文摘In the plasma sheath a narrow plasma channel generated by ultraintense laser pulses is simplified as a special cylindrical and hollow plasma waveguide with the infinite thickness of the plasma cladding. The electromagnetic wave (EM) propagation properties of the plasma channel near the cutoff and far from the cutoff are considered. Theoretical analysis shows that TE0m and TM0m and hybrid modes emerge in the plasma channel, which is influenced by the normalized frequency parameter B and numerical aperture NA. The cutoffs of the various modes are approximated. Single-mode operation is possible without a high-frequency limitation in the channel.