Control of quantum electrodynamical processes by shaping electron wavepackets

Here the authors show that radiation emitted by individual electrons can be controlled by shaping the electron wavepacket. They present feasible examples for applications including collimated and monochromatic X-ray emission from specially shaped electrons.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Liang Jie Wong, Nicholas Rivera, Chitraang Murdia, Thomas Christensen, John D. Joannopoulos, Marin Soljačić, Ido Kaminer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21367-1