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Q: Fachverband Quantenoptik und Photonik
Q 40: Quantum Effects (QED) I
Q 40.5: Talk
Wednesday, March 13, 2019, 15:00–15:15, S Ex 04 E-Tech
FEL: Quantum Effects in Phase Space — •Moritz Carmesin1,2, Peter Kling2,1, Roland Sauerbrey2, and Wolfgang P. Schleich2,3 — 1Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 01328 Dresden, Germany — 2Institut für Quantenphysik and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology (IQST), Universität Ulm, 89069 Ulm, Germany — 3Hagler Institute for Advanced Study, Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering (IQSE), and Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4242, USA
A free-electron laser (FEL) is usually considered a classical device since its dynamics can be fully described within classical electrodynamics. The reason for this fact is the parameter regime wherein the state-of-the-art devices operate. However, there exists a quantum regime [1, 2], where a quantum mechanical model of the process is definitely required.
Starting from a quantum mechanical description of the FEL within Wigner phase space, we trace back the emergence of quantum effects depending on specific parameters, e. g. the strength of the fields, or the initial momentum spread compared to the quantum mechanical recoil.
[1] P. Kling et al. 2015 New J. Phys. 17 123019
[2] R. Bonifacio et al. 2006 Phys. Rev. AB 9 090701