Analysis of high order dispersion effects on a beat frequency-based THz free-electron laser

Yin Kang; Kaiqing Zhang; Chao Feng

doi:10.1117/12.2664554

31 January 2023 Analysis of high order dispersion effects on a beat frequency-based THz free-electron laser

Yin Kang, Kaiqing Zhang, Chao Feng

Proceedings Volume 12505, Earth and Space: From Infrared to Terahertz (ESIT 2022); 1250513 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2664554
Event: Earth and Space: From Infrared to Terahertz (ESIT 2022), 2022, Nantong, China

Abstract

Experiments for coherent, wide-tunable frequency and high intensity terahertz (THz) free-electron laser (FEL) generation is under preparation at the Shanghai Soft X-ray FEL facility. In this paper, the effect of high order dispersion on a beat frequency-based THz FEL is presented. Theoretical and simulated analysis are carried out, and the results show that the third order dispersion will produce a cubic modulation on the phase of the seed laser, resulting in a degradation of the FEL performance. During the modulation processes, the nonlinear frequency chirp in the seed laser can lead to heterogeneous bunching structure in the electron beam, which will broaden the spectral bandwidth and reduce the pulse energy of THz radiation. To preserve the properties of the THz radiation, limitations on the phase errors of the seed laser are given.

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Yin Kang, Kaiqing Zhang, and Chao Feng "Analysis of high order dispersion effects on a beat frequency-based THz free-electron laser", Proc. SPIE 12505, Earth and Space: From Infrared to Terahertz (ESIT 2022), 1250513 (31 January 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2664554

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