Laser pulse shaping for multi-bunches photoinjectors

Multi-bunch electron linac operation is required in many applications, like plasma wake field acceleration, narrow band THz generation and two color FEL. We present a short review of laser techniques employed in multi-bunch photoinjectors and propose a new scheme based on spectral phase manipulation of the laser pulse. In conclusion we show some application of multi-bunches electron beams done at SPARC_ LAB.