• DocumentCode
    2655895
  • Title

    Demonstration of a desk-top size 46.9 nm laser at 12 Hz repetition rate

  • Author

    Heinbuch, S. ; Grisham, M. ; Martz, D. ; Rocca, J.J.

  • Author_Institution
    NSF ERC for Extreme Ultraviolet Sci. & Technol., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    1944
  • Abstract
    We report the first demonstration of a desktop-size high repetition rate extreme ultraviolet laser. Laser pulses at λ=46.9 nm with energy ∼13 μJ were generated at 12 Hz repetition rate by single pass amplification in a Ne-like Ar capillary discharge plasma column.
  • Keywords
    X-ray lasers; argon; ion lasers; isoelectronic series; laser beams; optical pulse generation; 46.9 nm; Ar; Ne-like Ar capillary discharge plasma column; desk-top size laser; extreme ultraviolet laser; laser pulse generation; laser repetition rate; single pass amplification; Capacitors; Gas lasers; Laser ablation; Laser theory; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Spark gaps; Ultraviolet sources; X-ray lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1549336
  • Filename
    1549336