Simple model of gain saturation in free-electron lasers
- 1 December 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 44 (12) , 8433-8434
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.44.8433
Abstract
In this paper we analyze the dynamics of a free-electron laser in the strong-signal regime, drawing a parallel with that of a conventional laser. A simple model of gain saturation is developed and a scaling relation of the gain versus the intracavity laser intensity is derived.Keywords
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