Plasma Antenna With Currents Generated by Opposed Photon Beams

Abstract

A plasma antenna with a plasma column is provided. Lasers are disposed to transmit photon beams through the plasma in an alternating, oppositely directed fashion. When a laser is energized, its laser beam produces photon-electron collisions that impart momentum to electrons in the plasma. Alternating the operation of the lasers produces an alternating current in the plasma that radiates an electromagnetic field.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 23, 1999
Accession Number
ADD019512

Entities

People

  • Theodore R. Anderson

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alternating Current
  • Collisions
  • Communication Systems
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Modulation
  • Modulators
  • Photon Beams
  • Power Supplies
  • Radiation
  • Radio Frequency
  • Resonant Frequency

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics