Ultrashort-laser-pulse amplification in a XeF[C --> A] excimer amplifier.
Tunable blue-green subpicosecond laser pulses have been amplified in an electron-beam-pumped XeF(C --> A) excimer amplifier. Small-signal gains of 3.5% cm(-1) were measured using a 50-cm active gain length. At output energy densities as high as 170 mJ/cm(2), only a small degree of saturation occurred, resulting in a gain of 2.5% cm(-1).
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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, Texas 77251, USA.
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Wisoff
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