TY - JOUR
T1 - High energy extraction of electron beam pumped KrF lasers at multi atmospheres
AU - Kleikamp, B.M.H.H.
AU - Witteman, W.J.
PY - 1984
Y1 - 1984
N2 - The construction is described of a simple and compact KrF laser with electron beam excitation. The electron beam is generated in a coaxial vacuum diode, driven directly by a ten-stage coaxial Marx generator. A flat MgF2 outcoupler and a suprasil roof prism, protected by an MgF2 window, proved to be resistant against optically and chemically induced damage. A gas mixture of 4.5 bar Ar, 150 mbar Kr and 10 mbar F2 gives an energy output of 0.46 J from a 16 cm3 volume in 40 ns pulses or 0.72 MW/cm3.
AB - The construction is described of a simple and compact KrF laser with electron beam excitation. The electron beam is generated in a coaxial vacuum diode, driven directly by a ten-stage coaxial Marx generator. A flat MgF2 outcoupler and a suprasil roof prism, protected by an MgF2 window, proved to be resistant against optically and chemically induced damage. A gas mixture of 4.5 bar Ar, 150 mbar Kr and 10 mbar F2 gives an energy output of 0.46 J from a 16 cm3 volume in 40 ns pulses or 0.72 MW/cm3.
KW - IR-69377
U2 - 10.1016/0030-4018(84)90246-3
DO - 10.1016/0030-4018(84)90246-3
M3 - Article
SN - 0030-4018
VL - 49
SP - 345
EP - 348
JO - Optics communications
JF - Optics communications
IS - 5
ER -