Title :
Wideband-tunable high-power radiation by SRS of a XeF(C→A) excimer laser
Author :
Hofmann, Thomas ; Tittel, Frank K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
fDate :
3/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Efficient wavelength shifting by means of stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) in hydrogen and liquid nitrogen of the blue-green XeF( C→A) excimer laser was demonstrated. Energy conversion into the first Stokes line with an efficiency of 38% was achieved. Continuously tunable radiation of 523-579 nm and of 578-650 nm with pulse energies ranging from 100 to 210 mJ was generated in liquid nitrogen and hydrogen, respectively. A peak power of 35 MW at 549.0 nm was obtained
Keywords :
Raman lasers; excimer lasers; gas lasers; hydrogen; laser tuning; liquid lasers; nitrogen; stimulated Raman scattering; xenon compounds; 100 to 210 mJ; 35 MW; 38 percent; 523 to 579 nm; 549 nm; 578 to 650 nm; C→A laser transition; H2 gas cell; Raman lasers; SRS; XeF; blue-green; energy conversion; excimer laser; first Stokes line; laser tuning; liquid N cell; peak power; pulse energies; stimulated Raman scattering; wavelength shifting; wideband tunable radiation; Frequency conversion; Gas lasers; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Nitrogen; Optical wavelength conversion; Pump lasers; Raman scattering; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
