The parametric process where the electromagnetic wave drives two Langmuir oscillations near 2ωₚ can be shown to be temporally unstable even in inhomogeneous plasmas. The instability arises because of wave trapping which prevents the convection of wave energy out of the unstable region.
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Lee et al. (1974) studied this question.
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