The slowly varying envelope approximation revisited Export

@article{citeulike:4220402, abstract = {The limit of validity of the slowly varying envelope approximation (SVEA) is derived as a function of the ” bulk” velocity v of the radiating system, which reads l p λ(1− v/c ), l p being the radiation pulse length. This condition reduces to the usual SVEA in the limit v/c 1, whereas it is sensibly relaxed in the relativistic limit. The relevance for the case of microwave free electron lasers is discussed.}, author = {Bonifacio, R. and Caloi, R. and Maroli, C.}, citeulike-article-id = {4220402}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0030-4018(93)90363-A}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/003040189390363A}, day = {15}, doi = {10.1016/0030-4018(93)90363-A}, issn = {00304018}, journal = {Optics Communications}, keywords = {approximation, beam, envelope, overview, propagation, slow, variation}, month = {August}, number = {3-4}, pages = {185--187}, posted-at = {2009-11-13 16:38:59}, priority = {3}, title = {The slowly varying envelope approximation revisited}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0030-4018(93)90363-A}, volume = {101}, year = {1993} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4220402 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4220402 N2 - The limit of validity of the slowly varying envelope approximation (SVEA) is derived as a function of the “bulk” velocity v of the radiating system, which reads l p λ(1− v/c ), l p being the radiation pulse length. This condition reduces to the usual SVEA in the limit v/c 1, whereas it is sensibly relaxed in the relativistic limit. The relevance for the case of microwave free electron lasers is discussed. IS - 3-4 JF - Optics Communications SN - 00304018 EP - 187 TI - The slowly varying envelope approximation revisited VL - 101 SP - 185 KW - approximation KW - beam KW - envelope KW - overview KW - propagation KW - slow KW - variation AU - Bonifacio, R AU - Caloi, R AU - Maroli, C PY - 1993/08/15/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0030-4018(93)90363-A ER -