Title :
A photonic free-electron laser
Author :
Denis, Thomas ; Van Dijk, Marc W. ; Lee, Joan H H ; Van der Slot, Peter J M ; Boller, Klaus-J
Author_Institution :
MESA+ Inst. for Nanotechnol., Univ. of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
Sending electrons through photonic crystals (PhC) is of high interest for generating widely tunable, coherent light. We present the novel concept of a tunable laser based on Cerenkov radiation from electrons in a PhC.
Keywords :
Cherenkov radiation; electrons; free electron lasers; light coherence; photonic crystals; Cerenkov radiation; light coherence; photonic crystals; photonic free-electron laser; sending electrons; tunable laser; Electron beams; Free electron lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Photonics; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
