Propagation of a Gaussian Beam in a Nonhomogeneous Plasma

摘要

The asymptotic theory of Choudhary and Felsen on the propagation of scalar inhomogeneous waves in two-dimensional isotropic media is extended to the case of three-dimensional vector fields. The theory is applied to the propagation of Gaussian beams in nonhomogeneous media. The wave trajectory equations are then reformulated for anisotropic media and used for tracking a Gaussian beam in a tokamak plasma. 14 refs., 5 figs.