Principles of Free Electron Lasers

Description

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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxvi Introduction (H. P. Freund, T. M. Antonsen Jr.)....Pages 1-39 The Wiggler Field and Electron Dynamics (H. P. Freund, T. M. Antonsen Jr.)....Pages 41-77 Incoherent Undulator Radiation (H. P. Freund, T. M. Antonsen Jr.)....Pages 79-90 Coherent Emission: Linear Theory (H. P. Freund, T. M. Antonsen Jr.)....Pages 91-186 Nonlinear Theory: Guided-Mode Analysis (H. P. Freund, T. M. Antonsen Jr.)....Pages 187-315 Nonlinear Theory: Optical Mode Analysis (H. P. Freund, T. M. Antonsen Jr.)....Pages 317-377 Sideband Instabilities (H. P. Freund, T. M. Antonsen Jr.)....Pages 379-390 Coherent Harmonic Radiation (H. P. Freund, T. M. Antonsen Jr.)....Pages 391-423 Oscillator Configurations (H. P. Freund, T. M. Antonsen Jr.)....Pages 425-526 Oscillator Simulation (H. P. Freund, T. M. Antonsen Jr.)....Pages 527-554 Wiggler Imperfections (H. P. Freund, T. M. Antonsen Jr.)....Pages 555-565 X-Ray Free-Electron Lasers and Self-Amplified Spontaneous Emission (SASE) (H. P. Freund, T. M. Antonsen Jr.)....Pages 567-614 Optical Klystrons and High-Gain Harmonic Generation (H. P. Freund, T. M. Antonsen Jr.)....Pages 615-633 Electromagnetic-Wave Wigglers (H. P. Freund, T. M. Antonsen Jr.)....Pages 635-650 Chaos in Free-Electron Lasers (H. P. Freund, T. M. Antonsen Jr.)....Pages 651-671 Back Matter ....Pages 673-716