Principles of Free-electron Lasers (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 1996)

Preface. Notation. Introduction. The wiggler field and electron dynamics. Incoherent undulator radiation. Coherent emission: linear theory. Coherent emission: nonlinear theory. Sideband instabilities. Coherent harmonic radiation. Optical guiding. Oscillator configurations. Electromagnetic-wave wigglers. Chaos in free-electron lasers. Wiggler imperfections. The reversed field configuration. Collective effects in free-electron lasers. Amplified spontaneous emission and superradiance. Author index. Subject index.