HIGH REPETITION RATE, WIDE-APERTURE KRF LASERS FOR SUBPICOSECOND AMPLIFICATION

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作者
NODOMI, R
OEDA, Y
SAJIKI, K
NAKAJIMA, S
WATANABE, M
WATANABE, S
机构
[1] MITSUI PETROCHEM IND CO LTD,HIGH PERFORMANCE MAT & PROD LAB,CHIBA 29902,JAPAN
[2] HITACHI MET LTD,MAGNET & ELECTR,KUMAGAYA,MAT RES LAB,SAITAMA 360,JAPAN
[3] UNIV TOKYO,MINATO KU,INST SOLID STATE PHYS,MINATO KU,TOKYO 160,JAPAN
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10.1109/3.81344
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A high repetition rate, wide-aperture KrF laser with a magnetic switch has been developed. A dynamic response and a core loss of several magnetic materials were measured, resulting a loss as low as 0.45 J/pulse for a voltage risetime of approximately 100 ns. A maximum output energy of 2.5 J in 20 ns (FWHM) was obtained with a total efficiency of 2.5% at 20 Hz. The cross section of the output beam was 65 x 50 mm2. Spectral, spatial, and temporal profiles of gain and absorption coefficients were also measured, resulting in a peak gain of 8.5%/cm. An output energy of 410 mJ was extracted in 280 fs with two beams by using this laser as an amplifier.
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页码:441 / 447
页数:7
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