Gain enhancement in a two-frequency high-gain waveguide free-electron laser

In a waveguide monomode free-electron laser (FEL), two resonant frequencies can be amplified by the electron beam. At the CEA/CESTA facility, single-pass high-gain FEL experiments have been performed over the last five years using relativistic electron beams provided by induction linacs. Most of the work was done in the amplifier regime (at the higher frequency) with the aim of producing a 35 GHz bunched beam. However, super-radiant measurements were also made and have shown that the FEL gain at the upper frequency is higher than in the amplifier regime and may be driven by the lower frequency FEL interaction.