Design Considerations for Compact High-Average Power Free-Electron Lasers/Masers at Terahertz Frequencies

被引:1
|
作者
Freund, Henry P. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Fazio, Michael V. [4 ]
O'Shea, Patrick G. [5 ]
True, Richard B. [6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Maryland, Inst Res Elect & Appl Sci, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
[2] Univ New Mexico, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA
[3] NOVA Phys Sci & Simulat, Vienna, VA 22182 USA
[4] SLAC Natl Accelerator Lab, Menlo Pk, CA 94025 USA
[5] Univ Maryland, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
[6] Electron Devices Div, L 3 Commun, San Carlos, CA 94070 USA
关键词
Gyrotrons; Radio frequency; Harmonic analysis; Electron beams; Undulators; Oscillators; Free electron lasers; Coherent terahertz (THz) source; free-electron laser (FEL); free-electron maser (FEM); high-voltage electron guns; EMITTANCE; MASER;
D O I
10.1109/TPS.2023.3241542
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
Interest is increasing in high-power terahertz (THz) sources of radiation. The terminology is fluid, but researchers in the field typically refer to frequencies ranging from about 300 GHz to 10 THz as THz radiation. In this article, we present a description of design considerations for a compact, high-average power free-electron laser. At present, THz radiation is generated by a variety of mechanisms, including laser-based sources and electron-beam-based sources. We provide a short description of current THz source technology to give background against which to compare the present concept; however, this should not be considered a comprehensive discussion of such technologies.
引用
收藏
页码:888 / 897
页数:10
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [41] Design of a compact Cherenkov free-electron laser
    Asakawa, Makoto R.
    Miyabe, Nozumu
    Nakao, Katsumi
    Ikeda, Akira
    Kusaba, Mitsuhiro
    Tsunawaki, Yoshiaki
    EIGHTH IEEE INTERNATIONAL VACUUM ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE, 2007, : 301 - +
  • [42] A binary solvent of water and propanol for use in high-average power dye lasers
    A.K. Ray
    S. Sinha
    S. Kundu
    S. Kumar
    K. Dasgupta
    Applied Physics B, 2007, 87 : 489 - 495
  • [43] High-power electron beam injectors for 100 kW free-electron lasers
    Todd, A
    Bluem, H
    Christina, V
    Cole, M
    Rathke, J
    Schultheiss, T
    Campisi, I
    Daly, E
    Douglas, D
    Neil, G
    Preble, J
    Rimmer, R
    Rode, C
    Sekutowicz, J
    Whitlatch, T
    Wiseman, M
    Colestock, P
    Kelley, JP
    Kurennoy, S
    Nguyen, D
    Russell, S
    Schrage, D
    Wood, R
    Young, L
    PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2003 PARTICLE ACCELERATOR CONFERENCE, VOLS 1-5, 2003, : 977 - 979
  • [44] SLOW-WAVE WIGGLERS FOR COMPACT FREE-ELECTRON LASERS
    RIYOPOULOS, S
    PHYSICS OF PLASMAS, 1995, 2 (09) : 3524 - 3530
  • [45] A LIMITATION ON THE START-UP OF COMPACT FREE-ELECTRON LASERS
    COLSON, WB
    NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 1990, 296 (1-3): : 348 - 350
  • [46] COMPACT HIGH-EFFICIENCY FREE-ELECTRON LASERS USING MULTIPASS OPTICAL CAVITIES
    BHOWMIK, A
    NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 1992, 318 (1-3): : 858 - 864
  • [47] HIGH-EFFICIENCY FREE-ELECTRON LASERS
    SPRANGLE, P
    BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY, 1980, 25 (01): : 43 - 44
  • [48] High-Temperature Superconducting Undulator Prototype Coils for Compact Free-Electron Lasers
    Richter, S. C.
    Ballarino, A.
    Bernhard, A.
    Grau, A. W.
    de Jauregui, D. Saez
    Mueller, A. -s.
    IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY, 2023, 33 (05)
  • [49] Power and bandwidth studies for W-band free-electron masers
    Freund, HP
    Jackson, RH
    Danly, BG
    Levush, B
    NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 1999, 429 (1-3): : 70 - 75
  • [50] Power and bandwidth studies for W-band free-electron masers
    Freund, HP
    Jackson, RH
    Danly, BG
    Levush, B
    FREE ELECTRON LASERS 1998, 1999, : 70 - 75