title: Dielectric laser acceleration of sub-100 keV electrons with silicon dual-pillar grating structures.
abstract: We present the demonstration of high-gradient laser acceleration and deflection of electrons with silicon dual-pillar grating structures using both evanescent inverse Smith-Purcell modes and coupled modes. Our devices accelerate subrelativistic 86.5 and 96.3 keV electrons by 2.05 keV over 5.6 μm distance for accelerating gradients of 370 MeV/m with a 3 nJ mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser. We also show that dual pillars can produce uniform accelerating gradients with a coupled-mode field profile. These results represent a significant step toward making practical dielectric laser accelerators for ultrafast, medical, and high-energy applications.
authors.forename: Kenneth J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Leedle
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ceballos
authors.forename: Huiyang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Olav
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Solgaard
authors.forename: R Fabian
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Pease
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Byer
authors.forename: James S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Harris