INTERFEROMETER MIRRORS WITH HOLES ON-AXIS

被引:23
作者
PANTELL, RH [1 ]
FEINSTEIN, J [1 ]
HO, AH [1 ]
机构
[1] STANFORD UNIV,DEPT APPL PHYS,STANFORD,CA 94305
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1016/0168-9002(90)91280-O
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
Placing holes on-axis in the mirrors of an optical interferometer used for a free-electron laser (FEL) oscillator has several desirable effects. For a given amount of power generated at saturation, the peak power density on the mirrors is decreased, thereby ameliorating the problem of mirror damage; the electron beam can be introduced into the cavity in a collinear fashion; and the small-signal gain can be increased. Surprisingly, these holes may be quite large without a significant increase in cavity loss. This is a consequence of the fact that higher-order modes are generated which sum to a null of the field at the position of the holes. © 1990.
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