title: Tunable oscillation of a high-power argon excimer laser in the vacuum-ultraviolet spectral region.
abstract: Successful oscillation of a tunable, high-power argon excimer laser is reported. The wavelength was tuned from 124.5 to 127.5 nm with a spectral width of 0.3 nm. The output power of 2.2 MW, obtained at the line center, is 3 orders of magnitude larger than the value reported previously by Wrobel et al. [Appl. Phys. Lett. 36, 113 (1980)]. The possibility of frequency conversion of the argon excimer laser radiation to other wavelengths by a stimulated Raman scattering process is discussed.
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authors.lastname: Uehara
authors.forename: W
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authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kasai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
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authors.lastname: Kato
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authors.lastname: Yamanaka
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authors.lastname: Yamanaka
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authors.lastname: Tsuchida
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authors.lastname: Fujita