Title :
Energy modulation of nonrelativistic electrons with infrared evanescent waves
Author :
Jongsuck Bae ; Ishikawa, R. ; Mizuno, K.
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
Optical evanescent waves which are induced on a metal microslit by illumination of a light have been utilized to modulate a low-energy electron beam at optical frequencies. Experiments performed at the wavelength of 10.6 /spl mu/m have shown that energy of electrons can be changed more than 10 eV for an electron beam with an initial energy of 80 keV by using a CO/sub 2/ laser beam with a peak power of 7 kW.
Keywords :
beam handling techniques; electron beams; electron tubes; laser beam applications; modulation; 10.6 micron; 7 kW; 80 keV; CO/sub 2/; CO/sub 2/ laser beam; IR evanescent waves; compact beam devices; energy modulation; gas laser; infrared evanescent waves; light-electron interaction; low-energy electron beam; metal microslit; nonrelativistic electrons; optical evanescent waves; optical frequencies; Electron beams; Electron optics; Frequency; Laser beams; Laser transitions; Lighting; Optical beams; Optical modulation; Optical surface waves; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 25th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing, China
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6513-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2000.892925
