Scaling characteristics of the XeF (C to A) excimer laser

• Published in: IEEE journal of quantum electronics 1990-09, Vol.26 (9), p.1559-1568
• Main Authors: Dane, C.B., Hirst, G.J., Yamaguchi, S., Hofmann, T., Wilson, W.L., Sauerbrey, R., Tittel, F.K., Nighan, W.L., Fowler, M.C.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: 426002 - Engineering- Lasers & Masers- (1990-); 640301 - Atomic, Molecular & Chemical Physics- Beams & their Reactions; AMPLIFICATION; ARGON; CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; COLLISIONAL PLASMA; CURRENT DENSITY; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRICAL PUMPING; ELECTRON BEAM PUMPING; Electron beams; ELEMENTS; ENGINEERING; Exact sciences and technology; FLUIDS; FLUORIDES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); GAIN; Gas lasers; Gas lasers including excimer and metal-vapor lasers; GASES; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; KINETICS; KRYPTON; Laser excitation; LASER MATERIALS; Laser modes; Lasers; MATERIALS; MIXTURES; NEON COMPOUNDS; NEON FLUORIDES; Noise measurement; NONMETALS; Optics; OPTIMIZATION; Physics; PLASMA; Pulse measurements; Pulsed laser deposition; Pump lasers; PUMPING; RARE GAS COMPOUNDS; RARE GASES; SCALING; XENON COMPOUNDS; XENON FLUORIDES
• ISSN: 0018-9197; 1558-1713
• DOI: 10.1109/3.102636

The scaling characteristics and medium properties of an injection-controlled XeF(C to A) laser pumped by a 10-ns-high current density electron beam have been investigated. A five-component laser gas mixture, consisting of F/sub 2/, NF/sub 3/, Xe, Kr, and Ar was optimized for the scaled laser conditions, resulting in 0.8-J output pulses at 486.8 nm, corresponding to an energy density of small-signal-gain measurements combined with kinetic modeling permitted the characteristics of the dependence of net gain on the electron-beam energy deposition and gas mixture composition, resulting in an improved understanding of XeF(C to A) laser operation.< >