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
fDate :
3/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1983.1071853
