60-ns E-beam excitation of rare-gas halide lasers
- 15 April 1980
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 36 (8) , 617-620
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.91627
Abstract
We have measured the intrinsic efficiency of ArF, KrF, XeCl, and XeF lasers using 60-ns e-beam pumping at an excitation rate of 1.5 MW/cm3. Efficiencies between 3 and 11% have been obtained. These values are shown to be limited by the time required to build up oscillation in the laser cavity, and we have demonstrated a technique which can be used to overcome this problem. Peak power efficiencies of these lasers are calculated to be in the range 5–15%.Keywords
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