Optical resonators for free-electron lasers

Anup Bhowmik

doi:10.1117/12.150618

13 August 1993 Optical resonators for free-electron lasers

Anup Bhowmik

Proceedings Volume 1868, Laser Resonators and Coherent Optics: Modeling, Technology, and Applications; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.150618
Event: OE/LASE'93: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Scienceand Engineering, 1993, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Since its first demonstration in 1976 the free-electron laser has evolved rapidly, producing coherent radiation over a spectral range extending from the millimeter to the ultraviolet. Recent establishment of user facilities is enabling its use as an investigative tool in a number of scientific disciplines. Its ability to generate tuneable, high power radiation over a wide range of wavelengths interests medical, industrial and military users. However, exploiting the many features of this intrinsically high power laser poses new challenges in optical resonator design. We review significant advances in optical resonators for free-electron lasers including the influence of this peculiar gain medium on resonator designs.

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Anup Bhowmik "Optical resonators for free-electron lasers", Proc. SPIE 1868, Laser Resonators and Coherent Optics: Modeling, Technology, and Applications, (13 August 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.150618

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