Title :
Enhanced production of coherent pulsed radiation at 125 nm: The route towards a tabletop VUV laser
Author :
Chénais, S. ; Forget, S. ; Castex, M.-C.
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Phys. des Lasers, Univ. Paris, Villetaneuse
Abstract :
A novel approach is used to enhance by nearly two orders of magnitude the conversion efficiency of a 125 nm-coherent source, based on four-wave mixing in room-temperature mercury vapor. Saturation issues are observed and discussed.
Keywords :
laser beams; mercury (metal); multiwave mixing; optical focusing; optical harmonic generation; Hg; absorption coefficient; coherent pulsed radiation; conversion efficiency; enhanced production; four-wave mixing; frequency doubling; mercury vapor; tabletop VUV laser; temperature 293 K to 298 K; wavelength 125 nm; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Four-wave mixing; Frequency; Laser beams; Mercury (metals); Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Production; (140.7240) UV, XUV, and X-ray lasers; (190.4380) Nonlinear optics, four-wave mixing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627721
