Title :
Vacuum ultraviolet Ar2∗ laser at 126 nm pumped by an infrared high-intensity laser
Author :
Kaku, Masanori ; Katto, Masahito ; Kubodera, Shoichi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
We have observed similar small signal gain coefficients of 0.84 and 0.86 cm-1 in two different experiments, where Ar2* was produced in free space filled with Ar and inside an Ar-filled hollow fiber, respectively.
Keywords :
argon; gas lasers; optical fibres; optical pumping; Ar; hollow fiber; infrared high-intensity laser; vacuum ultraviolet laser; wavelength 126 nm; Argon; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Plasmas; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193830