LONG-RANGE COHERENCE IN A SHORT-PULSE FEL

被引:5
作者
OEPTS, D [1 ]
BAKKER, RJ [1 ]
JAROSZYNSKI, DA [1 ]
VANDERMEER, AFG [1 ]
VANAMERSFOORT, PW [1 ]
机构
[1] HERIOT WATT UNIV,DEPT PHYS,EDINBURGH EH14 4AS,MIDLOTHIAN,SCOTLAND
基金
欧盟地平线“2020”;
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D O I
10.1016/0168-9002(93)90010-F
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
In the free electron laser for infrared experiments (FELIX), a radio-frequency linear accelerator is used to deliver electron micropulses with a duration of about 3 ps. The micropulses are repeated at a frequency of 1 GHz. The length of the optical cavity is 6 m, so that 40 independent optical micropulses are simultaneously circulating in the cavity. Almost complete coherence has been induced between the multiple pulses in FELIX by means of an intracavity Fox-Smith interferometer. A large fraction of the cavity modes is suppressed in this way, and the remaining lines have a relative width on the order of 1:10(6). The stability is in the same range. The gain and saturated power of the laser are almost unaffected. A single mode can in principle be selected from the output beam. This makes the resulting radiation useful for high-resolution spectroscopy applications. Coherence between successive micropulses has also been observed, quite unexpectedly, without the Fox-Smith arrangement.
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页码:42 / 47
页数:6
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