Real time processing of picosecond and femtosecond laser pulses: Application to free-electron lasers

Journal Article · Mon May 09 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.99082· OSTI ID:5276311

Cutolo, A; Benson, S V; Madey, J M

An original and reliable technique, based on a three-wave interaction, has been designed and successfully tested to analyze the evolution of the modes and the pulse length of a free-electron laser during the buildup of the radiation. The technique was developed in order to study the effects of the optical guiding in the free-electron laser built at Stanford and driven by the MARK III linear accelerator. We explicitly mention that this technique can be easily exploited to monitor, in real time, the pulse-to-pulse fluctuations of the mode size and the pulse length of the pulses delivered by any laser independently of its pulse length from femtosecond to millisecond.

• Research Organization: Stanford Photon Research Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
• OSTI ID: 5276311
• Journal Information: Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States), Vol. 52:19
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
FREE ELECTRON LASERS
FABRICATION
PULSE TECHNIQUES
LASER RADIATION
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
ACCELERATORS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
LASERS
RADIATIONS
420300* - Engineering- Lasers- (-1989)