Title :
Development of VUV F/sub 2/ lasers excited by longitudinal discharge at very low pressure (40 torr)
Author :
El-Osealy, M.A.M. ; Jitsuno, T. ; Nakamura, K. ; Uchida, Y. ; Goto, T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser Eng., Osaka Univ., Japan
Abstract :
A low pressure F/sub 2/ laser is first demonstrated using a longitudinal excitation scheme at a total pressure of 40 Torr. The laser discharge tube of 15 cm long generates an output energy of 140 /spl mu/J and 13.5 %/cm gain.
Keywords :
excimer lasers; fluorine; gas lasers; 140 muJ; 40 torr; F/sub 2/; VUV molecular laser; current waveform; discharge voltage waveform; gain coefficient; gas pressure dependence; laser discharge; longitudinal excitation scheme; low pressure laser; oscillator-amplifier configuration; small-signal-gain; Circuits; Delay effects; Electron tubes; Gas lasers; Inductance; Laser excitation; Optical amplifiers; Oscillators; Power lasers; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.968018
