Transform-limited coherent synchrotron radiation wavepackets in a chirped pulse free-electron laser
- Department of Applied Science, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (United States)
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)
A novel source of transform-limited pulses of coherent electromagnetic radiation relying on the synchrotron radiation process in a fast wave guiding structure is investigated theoretically. An ultrashort electron bunch transversally accelerated by a periodic external field is considered. At grazing, where the bunch and group velocities are matched, the duration of the resulting ultrawideband chirped pulse is governed by group velocity dispersion instead of slippage. Because of the intimate connection between the rate of chirping and the bandwidth, the corresponding pulse duration is shown to be very close to the Fourier transform limit. In addition, the propagation of such chirped pulses through a guiding structure with negative group velocity dispersion is investigated both theoretically and computationally. The spectral and temporal characteristics of the chirped and compressed pulses are derived analytically. Detailed computer calculations complement this theoretical analysis. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}
- OSTI ID:
- 284306
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 3, Issue 6; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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