Theory and simulation of laser plasma coupling-II

The author emphasizes two specific topics which have received increased attention in the last few years: stimulated Raman scatter and the wavelength scaling of laser plasma coupling. Laser plasma coupling is an exciting area of applied physics with important applications to laser fusion. As discussed in previous papers, a rich variety of collective processes can play an important role in the coupling, particularly in the very large regions of underdense plasma which will characterize future reactor targets