Observation of coherent Cerenkov radiation at optical frequencies

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W. D. Kimura · Stanford University

D. Y. Wang · Stanford University

M. A. Piestrup · Stanford University

A. M. Fauchet · Stanford University

J. Edighoffer · Stanford University

R. H. Pantell · Stanford University

Abstract

Coherent Cerenkov radiation at 0.532 μm was observed from an optically bunched relativistic electron beam. Bunching was induced by means of the inverse Cerenkov effect wherein, to achieve phase matching, light at 1.06 μm from a Nd:YAG laser intersected the electron beam at the Cerenkov angle within a gaseous medium. The pressure dependence of this radiation was verified.

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Laser Design and Applications Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research

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Published in: Applied Physics Letters

Volume 40, Issue 2, pp. 102-104

DOI: 10.1063/1.93022

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Observation of coherent Cerenkov radiation at optical frequencies

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