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Advanced techniques of high-efficiency pulse compression for KrF lasers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

Ken-Ichi Ueda ,
Hajime Nishioka ,
Kazuhiko Kimura  and
Hiroshi Takuma
Ken-Ichi Ueda
Affiliation:
Institute for Laser Science, University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Tokyo 182, Japan
Hajime Nishioka
Affiliation:
Institute for Laser Science, University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Tokyo 182, Japan
Kazuhiko Kimura
Affiliation:
Institute for Laser Science, University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Tokyo 182, Japan
Hiroshi Takuma
Affiliation:
Institute for Laser Science, University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Tokyo 182, Japan
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Abstract

A couple of advanced techniques of high-efficiency pulse compression for KrF lasers have been developed in our laboratory. As is well known, electron beam-excited KrF lasers have a capability of large output energy of 100- to 1,000-ns pulse duration. However, high-efficiency operation under a short-pulse input is difficult to achieve because of the reaction kinetics and short lifetime of KrF excimers. For developing ultrahigh peak-power lasers, the efficient pulse compression of ns to ps and ps to fs pulses is essential. We demonstrated advanced techniques, Raman pulse compression in a transient Raman regime, and pulse compression in saturated amplifiers with saturable absorbers.

Type
Research Article
Information
Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , March 1993 , pp. 31 - 42
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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