Title :
Power scalability of a low-current multi-beam photonic free-electron laser
Author :
Lee, Joan H H ; Van Dijk, Marc ; Denis, Thomas ; Van der Slot, Peter J M ; Boller, Klaus-Jochen
Author_Institution :
Laser Phys. & Nonlinear Opt., Univ. of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
A photonic Free-Electron Laser is a novel device concept that uses multiple electron beams and a photonic crystal to enable both frequency- and power-scaling. Particle-in-cell calculations show that the three-beam provides more than 3× the power of the single-beam device, 290 vs 35 W.
Keywords :
free electron lasers; photonic crystals; frequency-scaling; low-current multi-beam photonic; multiple electron beams; particle-in-cell calculations; photonic crystal; photonic free-electron laser; power-scaling; Free electron lasers; Laser beams; Laser theory; Photonic crystals; Photonics; Power generation; Power lasers; Cherenkov radiation; absolute instability; free-electron laser; immersed flow; multi-beam; multiple beam; photonic crystal;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), 2012 IEEE Thirteenth International
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0188-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0187-9
DOI :
10.1109/IVEC.2012.6262137
