Foreword |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Author Biography |
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1 Electromagnetic Waves and Lasers |
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1 | (52) |
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1 | (1) |
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1.2 Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in Vacuum and Dielectric Medium |
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2 | (2) |
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1.3 Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in Conductor |
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4 | (2) |
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1.4 Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in Plasma |
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6 | (7) |
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1.4.1 Absence of Magnetic Field B0: Ordinary Waves |
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8 | (1) |
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1.4.2 Perpendicular Magnetic Field (k $$ B0): Extraordinary Waves |
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9 | (1) |
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1.4.3 Parallel Magnetic Field (k $$ B0): R and L Waves |
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10 | (1) |
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1.4.4 Parallel Magnetic Field (k $$ B0): Alfven Waves |
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11 | (1) |
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1.4.5 Perpendicular Magnetic Field (k $$ B0): Magnetosonic Waves |
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12 | (1) |
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1.5 Laser: A Source of EM Radiation |
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13 | (2) |
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1.6 Various Laser Operations |
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15 | (7) |
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15 | (1) |
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1.6.2 Quasi-Continuous Wave Operation |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (3) |
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21 | (1) |
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1.6.4 Comparison of CW and Pulsed Lasers |
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21 | (1) |
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1.7 Laser Field and Profile |
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22 | (3) |
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1.7.1 Ponderomotive Force |
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22 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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1.7.1.1 Nonrelativistic Regime |
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23 | (1) |
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1.7.1.2 Relativistic Regime |
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24 | (1) |
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1.8 Laser Interaction: Basic Facts |
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25 | (1) |
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1.9 Dielectric Tensor of Plasma |
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26 | (4) |
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1.9.1 Magnetic Field along Direction of Wave Propagation |
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28 | (2) |
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1.9.2 Magnetic Field Perpendicular to Direction of Wave Propagation |
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30 | (1) |
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1.9.3 Physical Significance |
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30 | (1) |
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1.10 Polarization of Laset Lights |
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30 | (2) |
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1.10.1 Linearly Polarized Light |
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31 | (1) |
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1.10.2 Circularly Polarized Light |
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31 | (1) |
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1.10.3 Elliptically Polarized Light |
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32 | (1) |
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1.10.4 The s and p Designations for Laser Light |
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32 | (1) |
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1.11 Production of Polarized Laser Light |
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32 | (1) |
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1.11.1 Interaction with Matter |
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32 | (1) |
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Anisotropic Absorption - Dichroism |
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33 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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1.12 Visualization of Laser's Polarization |
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33 | (3) |
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1.12.1 Factors Affecting Polarized Emission of Radiation |
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35 | (1) |
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1.12.2 Polarization Optics for Lasers |
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35 | (1) |
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1.12.2.1 Absorptive Polarizers |
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36 | (1) |
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1.12.2.2 Beam Splitters Polarizers |
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36 | (1) |
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1.13 Fabry-Perot Cavity and Laser Oscillations |
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36 | (2) |
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1.14 Properties of Laser Beam |
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38 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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1.14.3 Laser Output Power and Threshold |
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39 | (1) |
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1.15 Applications of Polarized Lasers |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (2) |
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1.17 Selected Problems and Solutions |
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42 | (9) |
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Suggested Reading Material |
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51 | (2) |
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2 Terahertz Radiation Generation Using Semiconducting Materials and Nanostructures |
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53 | (38) |
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53 | (1) |
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2.2 Pulsed THz Generation |
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54 | (6) |
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2.2.1 Photoconductive Emission Mechanism |
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54 | (2) |
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2.2.2 Optical Rectification Mechanism |
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56 | (2) |
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2.2.3 Transient Current Effect |
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58 | (1) |
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2.2.3.1 Surface Field (SF) Effect |
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58 | (1) |
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2.2.3.2 Photo-Dember Effect |
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59 | (1) |
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2.3 THz Radiation Generation by Metallic Nanoparticles |
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60 | (12) |
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2.3.1 Analytical Treatment for Laser and Nanoparticle Interaction |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (2) |
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2.3.3 THz Generation and Efficiency of the Scheme |
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65 | (2) |
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2.3.3.1 Results and Discussion |
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67 | (5) |
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2.4 THz Radiation Generation by Metal Gratings |
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72 | (2) |
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2.5 THz Radiation Generation by Quantum Dot Materials |
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74 | (2) |
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2.6 THz Radiation Generation by Random 2D Metallic Structures |
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76 | (1) |
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2.7 THz Radiation Generation by Carbon Nanotube Array |
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77 | (4) |
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2.7.1 Mathematical Treatment |
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78 | (3) |
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81 | (1) |
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2.9 Selected Problems and Solutions |
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82 | (5) |
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Suggested Reading Material |
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87 | (4) |
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3 Surface Plasmon Resonance and THz Radiation |
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91 | (18) |
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91 | (1) |
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3.2 What Is Surface Plasmon Resonance and How Does It Work? |
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91 | (1) |
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3.3 Necessary Condition for Excitation of Surface Plasmons |
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92 | (2) |
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3.4 Dispersion Relation for Surface Plasmons |
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94 | (1) |
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3.5 How Do We Excite Surface Plasmons? |
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95 | (1) |
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3.6 Configurations of SPR |
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96 | (2) |
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3.6.1 Grating Configuration |
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96 | (1) |
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97 | (1) |
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3.6.3 Kretschmann Configuration |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (1) |
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3.8 Surface Plasmon-Assisted THz Radiation Generation |
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98 | (2) |
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3.9 THz SPR Near-Field Sensor |
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100 | (3) |
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103 | (1) |
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3.11 Selected Problems and Solutions |
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104 | (3) |
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Suggested Reading Material |
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107 | (2) |
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4 THz Radiation Using Gases/Plasmas |
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109 | (38) |
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109 | (1) |
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109 | (7) |
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111 | (1) |
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4.2.2 Frequency of Oscillations |
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112 | (2) |
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4.2.3 Emission of THz Radiation by Dipole Oscillations |
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114 | (2) |
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4.3 Laser Beating Process |
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116 | (8) |
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4.3.1 Resonance Condition for THz Emission |
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118 | (1) |
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4.3.2 Frequency and Power of THz Radiation |
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118 | (1) |
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4.3.3 Efficiency of Mechanism |
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119 | (1) |
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4.3.4 Multiple Resonance-Led THz Radiation |
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120 | (4) |
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4.4 Role of Magnetic Field |
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124 | (6) |
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4.4.1 Tunnel Ionization-Based Emission |
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124 | (3) |
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4.4.2 Laser Beating-Based Emission |
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127 | (3) |
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4.5 Role of Laser Pulse Profile |
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130 | (8) |
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4.5.1 Temporal and Spatial-Gaussian Profiles of Laser Beams |
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130 | (2) |
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4.5.2 Spatial-Triangular Laser Beams |
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132 | (1) |
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4.5.3 Super-Gaussian Laser Beams |
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133 | (2) |
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4.5.4 cosh-Gaussian and Skew cosh-Gaussian Laser Beams |
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135 | (1) |
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4.5.4.1 Nonrelativistic Case |
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136 | (1) |
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4.5.4.2 Relativistic Case |
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137 | (1) |
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4.6 Control of Polarization of THz Radiation |
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138 | (4) |
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142 | (1) |
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4.8 Selected Problems and Solutions |
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143 | (1) |
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Suggested Reading Material |
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144 | (3) |
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5 Terahertz Radiation and Its Detection |
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147 | (28) |
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147 | (1) |
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5.2 Production of THz Radiation |
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148 | (9) |
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5.2.1 THz Generation Through Laser-Wakefield Oscillations in Plasma |
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148 | (3) |
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5.2.2 Terahertz Generation in Plasma With Density Perturbations |
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151 | (1) |
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5.2.3 THz Generation Through Nonlinear Effects in Plasma |
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152 | (3) |
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5.2.4 THz Emission Using Field Effect Transistors |
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155 | (2) |
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5.3 Detection of Terahertz Radiajion |
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157 | (6) |
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5.3.1 Photoconductive Detection/Sampling |
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157 | (1) |
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5.3.2 Electro-Optic Detection/Sampling |
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158 | (1) |
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5.3.3 Terahertz Detection Using Sum-Frequency Generation in Nonlinear Crystals |
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158 | (2) |
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5.3.4 Terahertz Detection Using ABCD |
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160 | (3) |
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5.4 Absorption Processes of Dielectrics in the THz Region |
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163 | (2) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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5.4.3 Lattice Vibration Model |
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164 | (1) |
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5.5 Artificial Materials at Terahertz Frequencies |
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165 | (4) |
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165 | (3) |
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168 | (1) |
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5.6 Applications of THz Radiation for Detection |
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169 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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5.8 Selected Problems and Solutions |
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169 | (1) |
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Suggested Reading Material |
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170 | (5) |
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6 Plasma-Based Particle Acceleration Technology |
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175 | (30) |
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175 | (3) |
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6.2 Theory of Plasma-Based Accelerators |
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178 | (1) |
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6.3 Wakefield Acceleration Using Intense Laser Systems |
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179 | (1) |
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6.4 Plasma-Based Particle Acceleration Techniques |
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179 | (14) |
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6.4.1 Plasma Beat-Wave Accelerator (PBWA) |
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179 | (4) |
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6.4.2 Self-Modulated Laser Wakefield Acceleration (SM-LFWA) |
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183 | (5) |
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6.4.3 Laser Wakefield Accelerator (LWFA) |
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188 | (4) |
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6.4.4 Plasma Wakefield Accelerator (PWFA) |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (4) |
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6.6 Plasma-Based Ion Acceleration |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (1) |
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6.8 Selected Problems and Solutions |
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198 | (4) |
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Suggested Reading Material |
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202 | (3) |
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205 | (22) |
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205 | (1) |
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7.2 Need of Plasma for X-Ray Lasers |
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205 | (2) |
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7.2.1 Collision Excitation and Recombination Methods |
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206 | (1) |
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7.3 Some Aspects of X-Ray Lasers |
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207 | (1) |
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7.4 Generation of Coherent Soft X-Rays |
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208 | (5) |
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7.4.1 Free-electron Lasers (FELs) |
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208 | (1) |
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7.4.1.1 Repetition Rate, Wavelength, and Coherence of X-Rays |
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209 | (2) |
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7.4.2 Plasma-Based Soft X-Ray Lasers (SXRL) |
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211 | (1) |
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7.4.2.1 Electrical Discharges and Pump Laser Pulses |
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211 | (2) |
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7.5 Chirped Pulse Amplification and Mach-Zehnder Techniques |
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213 | (4) |
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7.5.1 Chirped Pulse Amplification (CPA) Technique |
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213 | (1) |
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7.5.2 Mach-Zehnder Technique |
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214 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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7.5.2.2 Coherence Enhancement |
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215 | (1) |
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7.5.3 Lasing in Plasma Waveguide |
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216 | (1) |
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7.6 Applications of the X-Ray Laser |
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217 | (3) |
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217 | (1) |
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7.6.2 Coherent Diffraction Imaging (CDI) |
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217 | (1) |
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7.6.3 High-Resolution Microscopy |
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218 | (1) |
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7.6.4 Phase-Resolved X-Ray Imaging |
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218 | (1) |
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7.6.5 Diagnostic Tool for Highly Dense Plasmas |
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218 | (1) |
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7.6.5.1 Mechanism of Imaging |
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218 | (2) |
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7.7 Current Achieved Parameters of X-Ray Lasers |
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220 | (1) |
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220 | (1) |
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7.8 Future Aspects for X-Ray Lasers |
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220 | (2) |
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222 | (1) |
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7.10 Selected Problems and Solutions |
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223 | (1) |
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Suggested Reading Material |
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224 | (3) |
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8 High Harmonic Generation |
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227 | (22) |
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227 | (1) |
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227 | (4) |
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8.2.1 Saturable Absorption (SA) |
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228 | (1) |
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8.2.2 Reverse Saturable Absorption (RSA) |
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228 | (1) |
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8.2.3 Two-Photon Absorption (2PA) |
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229 | (1) |
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8.2.4 Multiphoton Absorption (MPA) |
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230 | (1) |
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8.2.5 Excited State Absorption (ESA) |
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230 | (1) |
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8.2.6 Free Carrier Absorption (FCA) |
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231 | (1) |
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231 | (2) |
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8.4 Frequency Mixer/Generation: Theoretical Understanding |
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233 | (1) |
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8.5 Second-Harmonic Generation (SHG): Theoretical Understanding |
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234 | (1) |
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8.6 Applications of Second-Harmonic Generation |
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235 | (1) |
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8.7 Third-Harmonic Generation (THG) |
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236 | (5) |
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8.7.1 Theory of Third-Harmonic Generation |
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236 | (4) |
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8.7.2 Application of Third-Harmonic Generation |
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240 | (1) |
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8.8 Four-Wave Mixing (FWM) |
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241 | (1) |
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8.9 Harmonic Generation Control |
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242 | (1) |
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243 | (1) |
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8.11 Selected Problems and Solutions |
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243 | (4) |
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Suggested Reading Material |
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247 | (2) |
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9 Attosecond Laser Generation |
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249 | (26) |
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9.1 Introduction and Update on Laser Intensity |
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249 | (1) |
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9.2 Need for Attosecond Lasers |
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249 | (1) |
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9.3 X-Ray Free-Electron Laser (XFEL) |
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250 | (3) |
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9.3.1 Self-Amplified Spontaneous Emission (SASE) |
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250 | (3) |
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9.3.2 Development of First Hard X-Ray Free-Electron Laser (XFEL) |
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253 | (1) |
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9.4 Attosecond X-Ray Laser |
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253 | (1) |
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9.5 Methods for Attosecond X-Ray Pulse Generation in XFEL |
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254 | (13) |
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9.5.1 Methods Based on Energy and Density Modulation |
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254 | (1) |
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254 | (1) |
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9.5.1.2 Electron Beam Delayed Scheme in XFEL |
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255 | (2) |
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9.5.1.3 Current Modulation by Frequency-Chirped Laser in XFffL |
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257 | (2) |
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9.5.1.4 Optical Beam Delayed Scheme in XFEL |
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259 | (1) |
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9.5.1.5 Current Enhanced Scheme with Undulator Tapering in XFEL |
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260 | (2) |
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9.5.1.6 Mode-Locked Technique in XFEL |
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262 | (1) |
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9.5.2 Other Methods for Attosecond Pulse in an XFEL |
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263 | (1) |
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9.5.2.1 Use of Multi-Slotted Foil for Emittance Spoil |
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263 | (2) |
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9.5.2.2 Tilting Electron Beam Inside Undulator Method in XFEL |
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265 | (2) |
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9.6 Applications of Attosecond XFEL Pulse |
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267 | (1) |
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9.6.1 To Observe the Electron Clouds in Atoms and Molecules |
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267 | (1) |
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9.6.2 To Observe the Dynamics of Hollow Atoms and Warm Dense Matter |
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267 | (1) |
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9.6.3 Single-Molecule Imaging |
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267 | (1) |
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9.7 Alternative Improved X-Ray: y-Ray Light Source |
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268 | (1) |
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269 | (1) |
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9.9 Selected Problems and Solutions |
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269 | (3) |
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272 | (3) |
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10 Lasers for Thermonuclear Fusion |
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275 | (40) |
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275 | (1) |
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276 | (1) |
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10.3 Condition for Fusion and Lawson Criterion |
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277 | (2) |
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10.3.1 Confinement Time for Fusion |
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278 | (1) |
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278 | (1) |
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10.4 Principle of Laser-Driven Thermonuclear Fusion |
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279 | (2) |
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10.5 Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) and Magnetic Confinement Fusion (MCF) |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (1) |
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10.6 Conditions for Fusion Control |
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282 | (1) |
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10.7 Laser Plasma Interaction and Physics of Fusion |
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283 | (1) |
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10.8 Central Hot-Spot Ignition (CHSI) |
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284 | (9) |
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10.8.1 Fast Ignition (FI) |
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287 | (3) |
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10.8.2 Shock Ignition (SI) |
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290 | (2) |
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10.8.3 Impact Ignition (II) |
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292 | (1) |
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10.9 Implosion and Burn of ICF Targets |
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293 | (3) |
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10.10 Direct and Indirect Drive Implosions |
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296 | (1) |
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10.11 The Implosion Process |
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297 | (2) |
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10.11.1 Linear Compression |
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297 | (1) |
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10.11.2 Cylindrical Compression |
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298 | (1) |
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10.11.3 Spherical Compression |
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298 | (1) |
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10.12 Physics of Implosion |
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299 | (4) |
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10.12.1 Laser Plasma Interaction |
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301 | (1) |
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10.12.2 Electron Energy Transport |
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301 | (1) |
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10.12.3 Dynamics of Implosion |
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302 | (1) |
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10.12.4 Hydrodynamic Instability |
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302 | (1) |
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10.12.5 Atomic Physics and Radiation Transport |
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303 | (1) |
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303 | (1) |
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10.13 Energy Gain Systematic: Propagation From a Hot Spot |
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303 | (2) |
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10.14 Energy Gain Scaling and Driver Size: Burn Fraction Increases With Scale Size |
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305 | (1) |
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306 | (1) |
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10.16 Selected Problems and Solutions |
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306 | (7) |
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Suggested Reading Material |
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313 | (2) |
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11 Important Controlled Fusion Devices |
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315 | (14) |
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11.1 Absorption of Laser in D-T Plasma |
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315 | (1) |
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11.2 Laser-Driven Thermonuclear Fusion: Present Status, Technical Challenges, and Current Research |
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315 | (2) |
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11.3 Fuel Cycle and Economics |
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317 | (3) |
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11.4 National Ignition Facility (NIF) |
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320 | (2) |
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11.5 Steps towards an Inertial Fusion Power Plant |
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322 | (1) |
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11.6 International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) |
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323 | (2) |
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325 | (1) |
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11.8 Selected Problems and Solutions |
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326 | (2) |
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328 | (1) |
Index |
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