Peculiarities of active medium formation in a short-pulse electric-discharge XeCl laser

被引:9
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作者
Panchenko, YN [1 ]
Ivanov, NG [1 ]
Losev, VF [1 ]
机构
[1] Russian Acad Sci, Inst High Current Elect, Tomsk 634055, Russia
关键词
excimer laser; active medium; medium inhomogeneities; laser efficiency; specific energy extraction;
D O I
10.1070/QE2005v035n09ABEH010354
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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
The effect of the conditions of discharge on the output radiation parameters and efficiency of an electric-discharge XeCl laser pumped by 20 ns pulses is studied experimentally. It is shown that the highest specific energy extraction similar to 3.9 J L-1 atm(-1) from the active medium is realised in a discharge formed by pronounced macroinhomogeneities. The maximum laser efficiency of 2.7% is attained for discharge current densities of 1.2-1.4 kA cm(-2).
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