Small-signal gain measurements in a discharge-pumped F-2 laser

被引:13
作者
Kitamura, T
Arita, Y
Maeda, K
Takasaki, M
Nakamura, K
Fujiwara, Y
Horiguchi, S
机构
[1] KONAN UNIV,DEPT APPL PHYS,HIGASHINADA KU,KOBE 658,JAPAN
[2] KOBE CITY COLL TECHNOL,NISHI KU,KOBE 65121,JAPAN
[3] SHIKOKU RES INST INC,MATSUYAMA,EHIME 790,JAPAN
关键词
F2 EXCIMER LASER; ELECTRIC-DISCHARGE; BAND SYSTEM; XEF; OSCILLATION; EFFICIENCY; CHLORINE; KINETICS; NM;
D O I
10.1063/1.364302
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
In a discharge-pumped F-2 laser, time-resolved net-small-signal gain has been measured to study the population inversion by employing an oscillator-amplifier configuration. Characteristics of the gain and the fluorescence are studied under various conditions in two cases of He and Ne buffer gases. The peak of the net-small-signal gain in He/F-2 and Ne/F-2 show values of about 17%/cm and 9%/cm, respectively. We formation processes of the upper laser level F-2(D') are discussed on the basis of these experimental results. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.
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页码:2523 / 2528
页数:6
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