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We analyze wave propagation in coupled planar waveguides, pointing specific attention to modal cross-talk and out-of-plane scattering in quasi-planar photonics. An algorithm capable of accurate numerical computation of wave coupling in…

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A review of the theoretical and computational aspects of plasma-wall transition is presented. The conditions for the existence of plasma sheaths in front of a solid surface are established. Various regimes are analyzed -collisionless and…

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Although the accurate description of the wave propagation and absorption in plasmas requires complicated full wave solutions or kinetic simulations, the local dispersion analysis can still be helpful to capture the main physics of wave…

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We develop a theoretical and computational framework for beam-plasma collective oscillations in intense charged-particle beams at intermediate energies (10-100 MeV). In Part I, we formulate a kinetic field theory governed by the…

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A general semi-analytical method for accurate and efficient numerical calculation of the dielectrically screened ("dressed") potential around a non-relativistic test particle moving in an isotropic, collisionless, unmagnetised plasma is…

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Since the development of lasers, we have continuously sought to advance techniques and theory to obtain beams with a high degree of coherence, as natural light sources provide incoherent light. However, there are applications where it is…

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In this paper, we develop a theoretical analysis to efficiently handle superpositions of waves with concentrated wavevector and frequency spectra, allowing an easy analytical description of fields with interesting transverse profiles.…

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