Free Electron Lasers Using Stable-Unstable Ring Resonators

Mark J. Schmitt; Alan H. Paxton

doi:10.1117/12.951308

31 May 1989 Free Electron Lasers Using Stable-Unstable Ring Resonators

Mark J. Schmitt, Alan H. Paxton

Proceedings Volume 1045, Modeling and Simulation of Laser Systems; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.951308
Event: OE/LASE '89, 1989, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The free electron laser (FEL) simulation code FELEX is used to examine the operation of stable-unstable FEL resonators. These resonators are stable along one transverse axis and unstable along the orthogonal transverse axis. The simulations utilize a ring resonator with an intracavity focus in the unstable plane near the center of the wiggler (close to the same axial position as the waist in the stable plane) thereby enhancing the coupling between the optical and electron beams. Asymmetric output scraping is performed in the back leg of the ring using a reflective mirror inserted from one side of the unstable axis. Resonators with relatively low equivalent Fresnel number (|Neq|≤10) and magnification (|Mx|≈1.2) are examined. Optical characteristics including the cavity mode profile at various positions inside the resonator are shown.

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Mark J. Schmitt and Alan H. Paxton "Free Electron Lasers Using Stable-Unstable Ring Resonators", Proc. SPIE 1045, Modeling and Simulation of Laser Systems, (31 May 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.951308

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