Contributors

A number of chapters have been written by individuals, in my opinion and according to my knowledge, who are the best in their areas. I cannot thank them enough for their hard work and willingness to contribute to this book. So here is a little about all these special people. 

Stephen BensonStephen Benson began his career in free electron lasers (FELs) on the Stanford SCA FEL. He commissioned the Mark III user facility at Stanford University and then at Duke University. He was the first to demonstrate third harmonic lasing in an FEL and assisted in efforts to achieve the first lasing at the second and fifth harmonics. Since 1982, he has been working on developing high-power FELs. The Jefferson Lab IR FEL presently has the FEL power ...

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