• DocumentCode
    1096237
  • Title

    Gain and efficiency of a stimulated Cherenkov optical klystron

  • Author

    Wang, Danny Y. ; Fauchet, Anne-Marie ; Piestrup, Melvin A. ; Pantell, Richard H.

  • Author_Institution
    Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
  • Volume
    19
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1983
  • fDate
    3/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    389
  • Lastpage
    391
  • Abstract
    A scheme for building an optical klystron oscillator based on the stimulated Cherenkov interaction between light and relativistic electrons is presented. The gain and efficiency of such a device as a function of wavelength is discussed.
  • Keywords
    Cerenkov radiation; Klystrons; Optical frequency conversion; Relativistic effects; Electron beams; Electron optics; Klystrons; Magnetic flux; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Oscillators; Particle beam optics; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1983.1071853
  • Filename
    1071853