THE POSSIBILITY OF SELF-FOCUSING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES IN THE IONOSPHERE,

Abstract

The possibility of self-focusing waves in the ionosphere is discussed. Since the effects of self-focusing markedly influence various non-linear effects accompanying propagation of an intense light beam in a non-linear medium, the requirements of non-linear optics associated with this phenomena are considered. It is concluded that the existence of self-focusing waves in the ionosphere is possible when using powerful transmitters operating in a continuous regime. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 14, 1969
Accession Number
AD0696054

Entities

People

  • A. G. Litvak

Organizations

  • United States Army Foreign Science and Technology Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmosphere (Earth)
  • Biological Phenomena
  • Ecological And Environmental Phenomena
  • Environment
  • Ionosphere
  • Transmitters

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.