By using the Wigner transform, it is shown that the propagation of an electromagnetic (EM) wavepacket in a nonlinear medium, governed by nonlinear Schrödinger equation, can be described, in phase space, by a kinetic-like theory similar to the one based on the Vlasov equation which is used for describing the collective longitudinal dynamics of charged-particle bunches in accelerating machines. In this framework, the modulational instability of the wavepacket corresponds to the coherent instability of the particle bunch. Remarkably, a Landau damping of the EM wavepacket is predicted and put forward for a future investigation. Furthermore, the concept of coupling impedance associated with the EM wavepacket propagation is also introduced in analogy to the one of charged-particle bunches. This approach provides stability charts similar to the ones describing charged-particle beams in accelerating machines.
A quantum-like Landau Damping of an Electromagnetic Wavepacket / Fedele, Renato; D., Anderson. - In: JOURNAL OF OPTICS. - ISSN 1464-4266. - STAMPA. - 2:2(2000), pp. 207-213. [10.1088/1464-4266/2/2/325]
A quantum-like Landau Damping of an Electromagnetic Wavepacket
FEDELE, RENATO;
2000
Abstract
By using the Wigner transform, it is shown that the propagation of an electromagnetic (EM) wavepacket in a nonlinear medium, governed by nonlinear Schrödinger equation, can be described, in phase space, by a kinetic-like theory similar to the one based on the Vlasov equation which is used for describing the collective longitudinal dynamics of charged-particle bunches in accelerating machines. In this framework, the modulational instability of the wavepacket corresponds to the coherent instability of the particle bunch. Remarkably, a Landau damping of the EM wavepacket is predicted and put forward for a future investigation. Furthermore, the concept of coupling impedance associated with the EM wavepacket propagation is also introduced in analogy to the one of charged-particle bunches. This approach provides stability charts similar to the ones describing charged-particle beams in accelerating machines.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.