Wilson Prize article: From vacuum tubes to lasers and back again1
The first demonstration of an optical-wavelength laser by Theodore Maiman in 1960 had a transformational impact on the paths that would be blazed to advance the state of the art of short wavelength coherent electron beam-based radiation sources. Free electron lasers (FELs) emerged from these efforts...
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American Physical Society
2014-07-01
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| Series: | Physical Review Special Topics. Accelerators and Beams |
| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.17.074901 |
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| description | The first demonstration of an optical-wavelength laser by Theodore Maiman in 1960 had a transformational impact on the paths that would be blazed to advance the state of the art of short wavelength coherent electron beam-based radiation sources. Free electron lasers (FELs) emerged from these efforts as the electron beam-based realization of the pioneering model of atom-based “optical masers” by Schawlow and Townes, but with far greater potential for tunable operation at high power and very short wavelengths. Further opportunities for yet greater capabilities may be inherent in our still growing understanding of the underlying physics. This article focuses on the FEL efforts in which the author was directly and personally involved. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-072fc09535f6482d9607b8d2d483c15b2022-12-21T18:45:06ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Special Topics. Accelerators and Beams1098-44022014-07-0117707490110.1103/PhysRevSTAB.17.074901Wilson Prize article: From vacuum tubes to lasers and back again1John M. J. MadeyThe first demonstration of an optical-wavelength laser by Theodore Maiman in 1960 had a transformational impact on the paths that would be blazed to advance the state of the art of short wavelength coherent electron beam-based radiation sources. Free electron lasers (FELs) emerged from these efforts as the electron beam-based realization of the pioneering model of atom-based “optical masers” by Schawlow and Townes, but with far greater potential for tunable operation at high power and very short wavelengths. Further opportunities for yet greater capabilities may be inherent in our still growing understanding of the underlying physics. This article focuses on the FEL efforts in which the author was directly and personally involved.http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.17.074901 |
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| title | Wilson Prize article: From vacuum tubes to lasers and back again1 |
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| title_short | Wilson Prize article: From vacuum tubes to lasers and back again1 |
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