Free Electron Laser Program Program at TJNAF
Application/instrumentation:
Free Electron Laser (FEL) Program
Developed at:
Thomas Jefferson National Laboratory
Developed in:
1990’s – 2010
Result of NP research:
NP superconducting RF accelerator technology development
Application currently being supported by:
US Navy, US Air Force, US Army, Commonwealth of Virginia, AES, Inc.
Impact/benefit to spin-off field:
High average power (10kW IR, 1kW UV and 1 W VUV), tunable laser for applications R&D in wide range commercial and military uses. Spin-off examples: accelerator components; nano-material mfg.; anti-missile defense; test bed for high current, high precision, high power SRF accelerators and FELs; energy recovery linacs (ERLs).
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Above, the linear accelerator portion of the FEL