• DocumentCode
    1150609
  • Title

    Intensity saturation mechanism in free-electron lasers

  • Author

    Dattoli, G. ; Giannessi, L. ; Cabrini, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dipartimento Sviluppo Technol. di Punta, ENEA, Rome, Italy
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    770
  • Lastpage
    772
  • Abstract
    It is shown that the free-electron laser (FEL) exhibits a scaling of the gain saturation versus the intensity analogous to that of conventional lasers. The concept of FEL intensity saturation is introduced and its link to the maximum output intensity is discussed
  • Keywords
    free electron lasers; laser theory; optical saturation; free-electron lasers; intensity saturation mechanism; laser gain saturation formula; maximum output intensity; scaling; Energy loss; Equations; Free electron lasers; Laser beams; Power generation; Quantum cascade lasers; Undulators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/3.135191
  • Filename
    135191