Free-electron lasers as light sources for basic research

P. Wim van Amersfoort

doi:10.1117/12.46858

1 October 1991 Free-electron lasers as light sources for basic research

P. Wim van Amersfoort

Proceedings Volume 1500, Innovative Optics and Phase Conjugate Optics; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46858
Event: ECO4 (The Hague '91), 1991, The Hague, Netherlands

Abstract

The free-electron laser (FEL) amplification mechanism is discussed in this paper, including the influence of electron beam quality (energy spread, emittance, stability) on FEL performance. Considerations regarding the choice of the electron accelerator are presented, and some characteristic properties of laser radiation are discussed. An overview of FEL- facilities for the infrared spectral region, which are being designed and built worldwide, is given.

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P. Wim van Amersfoort "Free-electron lasers as light sources for basic research", Proc. SPIE 1500, Innovative Optics and Phase Conjugate Optics, (1 October 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46858

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