Efficient Raman conversion of XeCl-laser radiation in metal vapors.
The output from a discharge-pumped XeCl laser (75-mJ, 25-nsec FWHM at 308 nm) has been converted to several wavelengths in the visible spectrum through stimulated electronic Raman scattering in vapors of Ba, Ti, Pb, and Bi. Energy-conversion efficiencies of up to 40%6 have been reached in initial experiments.
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