Dielectric laser accelerators (DLAs) are fundamentally based on the interaction of photons
with free electrons, where energy and momentum conservation are satisfied by mediation of …

We demonstrate a silicon-based electron accelerator that uses laser optical near fields to
both accelerate and confine electrons over extended distances. Two dielectric laser …

The concept of dielectric-laser acceleration (DLA) provides the highest gradients among
breakdown-limited (nonplasma) particle accelerators and thus the potential of …

We discuss recent developments and challenges of beam dynamics in Dielectric Laser
Acceleration (DLA), for both high and low energy electron beams. Starting from ultra-low …

Particle accelerators are essential tools in a variety of areas of industry, science and
medicine,,–. Typically, the footprint of these machines starts at a few square metres for …

Due to the tiny apertures of dielectric laser acceleration grating structures within the range of
the optical wavelength, wakefields limit the bunch charge for relativistic electrons to a few …

Not long after the laser was invented, it has been marked as a candidate source of strong,
high-frequency electromagnetic radiation for the acceleration of particles. Indeed, while …

We describe an application of laser-driven modulation in a dielectric micro-structure for the
electron beam in a free-electron laser (FEL). The energy modulation is transferred into …

Electron accelerators have a wide range of applications in basic research, medicine and
industry. In order to reduce costs and size of future devices and facilities, advanced compact …

Dielectric laser acceleration (DLA) is a promising approach to accelerate single electrons at
a high repetition rate to GeV energies, for indirect dark matter searches. Relevant concepts …