Nonlinear harmonic generation in free-electron lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 275-281

  Freund, H P ^a   Biedron, S G ^b   Milton, S V ^b  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ELECTRON BEAMS; FREQUENCIES; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; GAIN MEASUREMENT; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SIMULATION; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

NONLINEAR HARMONIC GENERATION; NONLINEAR SIMULATION CODE; PLANAR WIGGLER GEOMETRY; SELF AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

FREE ELECTRON LASERS;

EID: 0033871997     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.825873     Document Type: Article

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