Direct spectral measurements of a quasi-cw free-electron laser oscillator

Autor: T.S. Chu, J. Hu, Richard J. Temkin, B.G. Danly, G. Ramian, S. G. Evangelides
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Physical Review Letters. 65:2251-2254
ISSN: 0031-9007
DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.65.2251
Popis: Mode competition in a far-infrared, free-electron laser operating in the quasi-cw regime has been investigated by means of direct spectral measurement with a heterodyne receiver system. About 30% of the spectra had a single longitudinal mode. The observed data compare reasonably well with theory. It is found that even in a regime of multimode operation the laser signals are only weakly modulated in time, as observed with a video detector. Such an observation is consistent with a phase locking of multiple modes, as predicted by theory.
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