Resonant phase matching by oblique illumination of a dielectric laser accelerator
arXiv:2109.13300 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.24.121305
Abstract
In dielectric laser-driven accelerators (DLA), careful tuning of drive-laser wavelength and structure periodicity is typically required in order to hit the resonant condition and match the phase velocity of the accelerating wave to the electron beam velocity. By aggressively detuning (up to 30 mrad) the angle of incidence of the drive laser on a double grating DLA structure, we show that it is possible to recover resonant phase matching and maximize the energy modulation of an externally injected 6 MeV beam in a 800 nm period structure driven using a 780 nm laser. These results show that it is possible to power DLA structures away from their design working point, and excite accelerating fields in the gap with phase profiles that change by a relatively large amount period-to-period. This flexibility is a key feature of DLAs and a critical element in the realization of phase-modulation based ponderomotive focusing to demonstrate MeV energy gain and large capture in a single DLA stage.
arXiv comment9 pages, 10 figures
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