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Using an electron beam in a magnetic field as the gain medium, free-electron lasers offer a powerful new source of tunable, coherent radiation. Results are just becoming available from several new experiments, but they are confirming the theoretical promise of these devices. Backed up by a strong base of accelerator technology, free-electron lasers are expected to become important in applications requiring wavelengths from the far infrared part of the spectrum to the vacuum ultraviolet.
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Brau, C.A. (1985). Free-Electron Laser Experiments. In: Abraham, N.B., Arecchi, F.T., Mooradian, A., Sona, A. (eds) Physics of New Laser Sources. NATO ASI Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6187-0_17
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