High-irradiance 248-nm laser system.
A laser system that routinely generates irradiances of 8 x 10(17) W cm(-2) is described. Pulses from a mode-locked visible dye laser are heterodyned to 248 nm and amplified in two KrF amplifiers. Output is 25-30 mJ in a 700-fsec pulse that can be focused to 5 microm(2).
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Taylor
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