SUPERPOLISHED SILICON-CARBIDE MIRROR FOR HIGH-POWER OPERATION OF EXCIMER LASERS IN A VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRAL RANGE

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作者
KUROSAWA, K
SASAKI, W
OKUDA, M
TAKIGAWA, Y
YOSHIDA, K
FUJIWARA, E
KATO, Y
机构
[1] OSAKA ELECTROCOMMUN UNIV,DEPT SOLID STATE ELECTR,NEYAGAWA,OSAKA 572,JAPAN
[2] OSAKA UNIV,INST LASER ENGN,SUITA,OSAKA 565,JAPAN
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10.1063/1.1141485
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
We demonstrate the usefulness of a high-quality SiC mirror for the high-power operation of vacuum ultraviolet lasers. A void free SiC film of 400-μm thickness was deposited onto a high-purity graphite substrate by chemical vapor deposition. The super-polished SiC mirror, whose surface roughness was 0.2 nm rms, was used as a cavity reflector of a high-power Ar excimer laser, which operates at 126 nm. The highest output energy of 400 mJ/cm2 per pulse, which corresponds to the energy density of 1 J/cm2 on the SiC mirror surface, has been obtained without any damage to the SiC mirrors.
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