Title :
OFI rare-gas excimer amplifier for intense sub-picosecond VUV pulse generation
Author :
Kaku, Masanori ; Taniguchi, Yuta ; Oda, Kazuyoshi ; Katto, Masahito ; Yokotani, Atsushi ; Kubodera, Shoichi ; Miyanaga, Noriaki ; Mima, Kunioki
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Miyazaki Univ., Miyazaki
Abstract :
We report the Ar2* amplification with a gain-length product of 6 pumped by a high- intensity laser and the generation of subpicosecond seed pulses at 126 nm using harmonic radiation of an infrared Ti:sapphire laser.
Keywords :
argon; excimer lasers; field ionisation; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; Ar2; gain length; harmonic radiation; high-intensity laser; infrared laser; intense VUV pulse generation; optical pumping; optical-field-induced ionization; rare-gas excimer amplifier; subpicosecond seed pulses; wavelength 126 nm; Argon; Chemical lasers; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Plasmas; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; X-ray lasers; (140.7090) Ultrafast lasers; (140.7240) UV, EUV, and X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
