A perturbation evaluation of the saturation in the classical FEL theory
Abstract
A classical theory of the free electron laser theory is based on pendulum equations in the Bambini-Renieri moving frame. We calculate the lowest order saturation term by a straightforward perturbation expansion.
- Publication:
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Physics Letters A
- Pub Date:
- June 1980
- DOI:
- 10.1016/0375-9601(80)90526-5
- Bibcode:
- 1980PhLA...77..416L
- Keywords:
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- Free Electron Lasers;
- Laser Outputs;
- Nonlinear Optics;
- Perturbation Theory;
- Power Gain;
- Lasing;
- Luminous Intensity;
- Saturation;
- Series Expansion;
- Lasers and Masers