• DocumentCode
    2709328
  • Title

    Free electron lasers — A historical perspective

  • Author

    Neil, George R.

  • Author_Institution
    Thomas Jefferson Nat. Accel. Facility, Newport News, VA, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    5-10 Sept. 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    From their beginnings in the microwave tube industry, free electron lasers have developed into high peak and average power devices with output wavelengths extending from the microwave regime to X-rays. This paper will review that development and point out trends for future advances.
  • Keywords
    free electron lasers; microwave tubes; X-rays; free electron lasers; microwave tube industry; power devices; Electron beams; Linear particle accelerator; Masers; Optical beams; Power lasers; X-ray lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Rome
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6655-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612392
  • Filename
    5612392