UV saturable absorber for short-pulse KrF laser systems
- 1 July 1989
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 14 (13) , 692-694
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.14.000692
Abstract
A derivative of the linear tricyclic compound, acridine, is shown to be useful as a saturable absorber for short-pulse KrF lasers. The saturation characteristics and absorption recovery of a methanol solution of acridine for a 20-psec KrF laser pulse are reported. We obtain a saturation fluence of 1.2 mJ/cm2 and a ratio of the primary to the excited absorption cross section of 6.25:1.Keywords
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