Amplification Characteristics of a Discharge Excited F2Laser
- 1 April 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Modern Optics
- Vol. 37 (4) , 501-509
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09500349014550581
Abstract
The small signal gain coefficient and the saturation intensity of a molecular-fluorine pulsed-discharge laser at 157 nm have been measured using two discharge devices in the oscillator-amplifier configuration. At 3 atm total gas pressure and 1·5 cm electrode spacing the small signal gain coefficient and the saturation intensity of the 3Π2g → 3ΠI2u transition were measured to be 5·2% cm−1 and 5 MW cm−2 respectively.Keywords
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