DIRECT SPECTRAL MEASUREMENTS OF A QUASI-CW FREE-ELECTRON LASER-OSCILLATOR

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作者
DANLY, BG [1 ]
EVANGELIDES, SG [1 ]
CHU, TS [1 ]
TEMKIN, RJ [1 ]
RAMIAN, G [1 ]
HU, J [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,INST QUANTUM,CTR FREE ELECTRON LASER STUDIES,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.2251
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
Mode competition in a far-infrared, free-electron laser operating in the quasi-cw regime has been investigated by means of direct spectral measurement with a heterodyne receiver system. About 30% of the spectra had a single longitudinal mode. The observed data compare reasonably well with theory. It is found that even in a regime of multimode operation the laser signals are only weakly modulated in time, as observed with a video detector. Such an observation is consistent with a phase locking of multiple modes, as predicted by theory. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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