Operation of the sapphire Cherenkov laser

E. E. Fisch

doi:10.1117/12.2297955

1 October 1991 Operation of the sapphire Cherenkov laser

E. E. Fisch

Proceedings Volume 1576, 16th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves; 15766Q (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2297955
Event: 16th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 1991, Lausanne, Switzerland

Abstract

This paper reports the first operation of a Sapphire-based Cerenkov Free Electron Laser (CFEL). The CFEL is a tunable source of coherent millimeter and sub-millimeter radiation. The phase velocity of light in Sapphire is about one tenth of that in free space so that Cerenkov radiation is obtained at modest electron beam energies; our electron gun supplies 10's of A/cm² in the 20 to 100 keV range. The Cerenkov emission is confined by the resonator and can build to watts of power. The resonator geometry is critical both in terms of a passive cavity Q and because of its role in the electron/field interaction. Frequency, oscillation threshold current, and power have been measured.

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E. E. Fisch "Operation of the sapphire Cherenkov laser", Proc. SPIE 1576, 16th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 15766Q (1 October 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2297955

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