Linear-Field Particle Acceleration in Free Space by Spatiotemporally Structured Laser Pulses
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Wong, Liang Jie; Hong, Kyung-Han; Carbajo, Sergio; Fallahi, Arya; Piot, Philippe; Soljacic, Marin; Joannopoulos, John D.; Kartner, Franz X.; Kaminer, Ido
- Source
- 2018 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2018 Conference on. :1-2 May, 2018
- Subject
- General Topics for Engineers
Photonics and Electrooptics
Acceleration
Linear particle accelerator
Free electron lasers
Laser theory
Laser beams
Optimized production technology
- Language
We show that net energy transfer via linear-field forces, between a laser pulse and a bunch of multiple interacting electrons, can be realized in unbounded free space by engineering the spatiotemporal structure of light.