INHOMOGENEOUS BROADENING EFFECTS IN A WAVE-GUIDE FREE-ELECTRON LASER

Authors
CIOCCI F DATTOLI G GIANNESSI L TORRE A
Citation
F. Ciocci et al., INHOMOGENEOUS BROADENING EFFECTS IN A WAVE-GUIDE FREE-ELECTRON LASER, IEEE journal of quantum electronics, 30(1), 1994, pp. 180-184
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE journal of quantum electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189197
Volume
30
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
180 - 184
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9197(1994)30:1<180:IBEIAW>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
In this note we explore the brightness and gain degradation induced by the beam energy spread in a waveguide free-electron laser (FEL). We d iscuss the physical mechanism underyling the line broadening and gain reduction effects, and make a comparison with the free-space case.