• DocumentCode
    833948
  • Title

    Application of a phase-conjugate Brillouin mirror to generation of high-quality variable-duration KrF pulses

  • Author

    Kurnit, Norman A. ; Thomas, Scott J.

  • Author_Institution
    Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    3/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    421
  • Lastpage
    429
  • Abstract
    Phase conjugation by Brillouin scattering in SF6 gas has been implemented on a two-pass KrF amplifier to provide near-diffraction-limited output pulses having a very low background level of amplified spontaneous emission. The pulse duration is variable between 1 and 10 ns by simply attenuating the input pulse. These pulses have also been used for the generation of much shorter duration pulses by truncated Brillouin scattering at the surface of cyclohexane
  • Keywords
    excimer lasers; mirrors; optical phase conjugation; stimulated Brillouin scattering; sulphur compounds; 1 to 10 ns; KrF; SF6 gas; amplified spontaneous emission; cyclohexane; high-quality variable-duration KrF pulses; low background level; near-diffraction-limited output pulses; phase conjugation; phase-conjugate Brillouin mirror; two-pass KrF amplifier; Brillouin scattering; Diffraction; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Optical reflection; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Sulfur hexafluoride;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/3.18558
  • Filename
    18558