High cw power ultraviolet generation from wall-confined noble gas ion lasers
- 15 December 1976
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 29 (12) , 795-797
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.88952
Abstract
Cw ultraviolet laser output of up to 16 W from the 3511- and 3638-Å lines of Ar III, 6.7 W from the 3507- and 3564-Å lines of Kr III, and 1.8 W from the 3746- and 3781-Å lines of Xe III have been observed in purely wall-confined noble gas discharges. The current density dependence of laser output from these doubly-ionized species is found to be extremely strong but consistent with our theoretical predictions. The maximum observed output of 16 W from Ar III so far, however, is only limited by rapid optical degradation of the uv cavity mirrors.Keywords
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