Three-dimensional analysis of a Cherenkov laser via particle simulation

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1802-1806

  Hirata, Akimasa ^b,c   Shiozawa, Toshiyuki ^a,b,c  

^a IEEE

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Institute of Electronics   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cherenkov laser; Particle simulation; Three dimensional analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; RECTANGULAR WAVEGUIDES;

CHERENKOV LASERS; PARTICLE SIMULATION;

HIGH POWER LASERS;

EID: 0032188204     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.720210     Document Type: Article

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