Theory of Optical Ray Retracing in Laser-Plasma Backscatter
- 25 September 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 41 (13) , 863-866
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.41.863
Abstract
It is suggested that the optical ray-retracing effects observed in laser-produced plasmas originate from the same mechanism believed to cause phase conjugation from backward stimulated processes in liquids. This mechanism is elucidated with the aid of a simple model, and generalized to include plasma inhomogeneity. A comparison is made with a recent experiment.Keywords
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