FEASIBILITY OF A FAR-INFRARED FREE-ELECTRON LASER AS VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED OPTICAL OSCILLATOR

Authors
KNIPPELS GMH VANDERMEER A MOLS RFXAM OEPTS D VANAMERSFOORT PW MACLEOD AM GILLESPIE WA
Citation
Gmh. Knippels et al., FEASIBILITY OF A FAR-INFRARED FREE-ELECTRON LASER AS VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED OPTICAL OSCILLATOR, Infrared physics & technology, 37(3), 1996, pp. 285-294
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Physics, Applied
Journal title
Infrared physics & technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
13504495
Volume
37
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
285 - 294
Database
ISI
SICI code
1350-4495(1996)37:3<285:FOAFFL>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The use of a far-infrared free-electron laser as voltage-controlled op tical oscillator is reported. The optical spectrum is able to follow a set of pre-programmed waveforms applied to the electron energy. The t ime-resolved spectral output has been measured at several wavelengths and cavity desynchronisms. Maximum sweep rates of 1.4%/mu s were measu red at 20 mu m wavelength and total sweeps of 2.0% in wavelength have been produced.