title: Statistical analysis of the chaotic optical field from a self-amplified spontaneous-emission free-electron laser.
abstract: We use Rice's theory of shot noise random processes to provide a statistical analysis of the evolution of the amplitude and phase of the chaotic optical field from a high-gain, self-amplified, spontaneous-emission (SASE) free-electron laser. The theoretical framework developed is compared with recent frequency-resolved optical-gating measurements of the SASE output at the LEUTL facility at Argonne National Laboratory.
authors.affiliation: NSLS, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krinsky
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li