Phase-space solution of the linear mode-conversion problem

Allan N. Kaufman*, Lazar Friedland

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Abstract

The problem of linear mode conversion in a weakly inhomogeneous medium is posed and solved by phase-space methods. The PDEs for the two coupled modes are transformed to a simple first-order ordinary differential equation by a canonical transformation, wherein the two dispersion functions become essentially a locally conjugate pair of coordinates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)387-389
Number of pages3
JournalPhysics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
Volume123
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 31 Aug 1987
Externally publishedYes

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