HIGH-BRIGHTNESS SUBPICOSECOND TERAWATT KRF-ASTERISK SYSTEM DRIVEN WITH A FREQUENCY-CONVERTED SELF-MODE-LOCKED PULSE-COMPRESSED TIAL2O3 LASER

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作者
BOUMA, B
LUK, TS
BOYER, K
RHODES, CK
机构
[1] Laboratory for Atomic, Molecular, and Radiation Physics, Department of Physics (MIC 273), University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60680, 801 West Taylor Street
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10.1364/JOSAB.10.001180
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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The phase control achievable in a subpicosecond self-mode-locked pulse-compressed Ti:Al2O3 system permits the production of a seed beam for a KrF* (248-nm) system operating near the power limit determined by self-phase modulation in the optical window material used. These limits are approximately 14 and approximately 30 GW/cm2 for CaF2 and MgF2 optics, respectively. We show experimental results for CaF2, which at 248 nm demonstrate a pulse length of approximately 270 fs, a pulse energy of approximately 240 mJ, and a resulting brightness of approximately 2.9 x 10(21) W cm-2 sr-1.
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