Optical gain results of the los alamos free -electron laser amplifier experiment

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 453, Issue , 1984, Pages 118-129

  Newnam, Brian E ^a   Warren, Roger W ^a   Boyer, Keith ^a   Goldstein, John C ^a   Whitehead, Michael C ^a   Brau, Charles A ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASER RADIATION; COHERENT SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; OPTICAL GAIN PREDICTION; POLARIZATION ANALYSIS; TAPERED-WIGGLER FREE ELECTRON LASER AMPLIFIER;

LASERS;

EID: 0021141945     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.947086     Document Type: Conference Paper

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