Overview
Provides a complete and comprehensive discussion of the physics of free-electron lasers
Discusses basic physical concepts, along with detailed derivations of the relevant particle dynamics for both spontaneous and stimulated emission, including both linear and nonlinear formulations
Describes a variety of important configurations in use today
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book presents a comprehensive description of the physics of free-electron lasers starting from the fundamentals and proceeding through detailed derivations of the equations describing electron trajectories, and spontaneous and stimulated emission. Linear and nonlinear analyses are described, as are detailed explanations of the nonlinear simulation of a variety of configurations including amplifiers, oscillators, self-amplified spontaneous emission, high-gain harmonic generation, and optical klystrons. Theory and simulation are anchored using comprehensive comparisons with a wide variety of experiments.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Henry Freund is a Research Professor in the ECE Department at the University of New Mexico and the University of Maryland.
Thomas M. Antonsen, Jr. is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maryland.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Principles of Free Electron Lasers
Authors: H. P. Freund, T. M. Antonsen, Jr.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75106-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-75106-1Published: 25 April 2018
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: XXVI, 716
Number of Illustrations: 187 b/w illustrations, 122 illustrations in colour
Topics: Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation