Title :
The electra KRF laser system
Author :
Hegeler, F. ; Myers, M.C. ; Wolford, M.F. ; Sethian, J.D. ; Jaynes, R. ; Burns, P. ; Friedman, M. ; Giuliani, J.L. ; Albert, T. ; Parish, J.
Author_Institution :
Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375 USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a brief overview of the Electra laser system and reports on the most recent results. The laser system consists of an electron beam pumped main amplifier with an aperture of 30×30 cm2, an e-beam pumped 10×10 cm2 pre-amplifier, and a KrF discharge laser serving as the seed oscillator. Full laser system shots have been completed with laser energies of 452 J. In addition, 25,000 continuous shots at 2.5 Hz from a single sided diode into laser gas have been achieved with the main amplifier operating as an oscillator.
Keywords :
Cathodes; Diodes; Electron beams; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse power systems; Pump lasers; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference, 2007 16th IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0913-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0914-3
DOI :
10.1109/PPPS.2007.4652467
