ANALYTICAL THEORY OF THE COLLECTIVE ATOMIC RECOIL LASER IN THE FEL LIMIT

Authors
BONIFACIO R DESALVO L
Citation
R. Bonifacio et L. Desalvo, ANALYTICAL THEORY OF THE COLLECTIVE ATOMIC RECOIL LASER IN THE FEL LIMIT, Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics, 60(2-3), 1995, pp. 233-239
Citations number
16
Journal title
Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics → ACNP
ISSN journal
09462171
Volume
60
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1995
Supplement
S
Pages
233 - 239
Database
ISI
SICI code
0946-2171(1995)60:2-3<233:ATOTCA>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
In this paper we give the simplest analytical description of the essen tial physics of the Collective Atomic-Recoil Laser (CARL) process, def ining the Free-Electron Laser (FEL) limit. Ring-cavity effects, deplet ion of the pump field, and the relativistic limit are discussed. The s uperradiant regime with radiation as n2 is demonstrated in a properly defined ''bad-cavity'' limit.