Title :
THz Modulation of Relativistic Electrons Using a Vacuum Laser Beat-Wave
Author :
Tochitsky, S.Ya. ; Sung, C. ; Reiche, S. ; Rosenzweig, J.B. ; Pellegrini, C. ; Joshi, C.
Author_Institution :
Neptune Lab., Los Angeles
Abstract :
It is proposed to modulate electrons longitudinally by the ponderomotive force of a CO2 laser beat-wave. For the 9.3 and 10.6 mum laser lines, the beam injected into the undulator radiates at ~77 mum.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; CO2 laser beat-wave; THz modulation; relativistic electrons; vacuum laser beat-wave; Acceleration; Electron beams; Laboratories; Laser beams; Laser theory; Optical modulation; Plasma accelerators; Plasma density; Plasma waves; Undulators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453411
