Qq-5 Generation of Highly Tunable Microwave Radiation via a Relativistic Ionization Front
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This paper reports the experimental demonstration of frequency upshifting of microwave radiation by a relativistic ionization front. Source radiation at 34.8 GHz has been upshifted to greater than 116 GHz in a continuously tunable fashion. It is a new technique for generating high-power, tunable radiation in short pulses, and has potential applications in plasma diagnostics, time-resolved microwave spectroscopy and ultra-wideband impulse radar.
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