Is efficiency of gain generation in Li III 13.5-nm laser with 0.25-μm subpicosecond pulses the same as with 1 μm?

Authors :: R. Elton
John F. Seely
Phillip Sprangle
Szymon Suckewer
A. Morozov
Tim Jones
Uri Feldman
Christopher I. Moore
Alexander Goltsov
Arie Zigler
Karl Krushelnick
A. Ting
Source :: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 5:1453-1459
Publication Year :: 1999
Publisher :: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1999.
Abstract: The main goal of this paper is to present experimental results on comparison of lasing efficiency for Li III 13.5 nm (2-1 transition) line in LiF microcapillary plasmas using 0.25 and 1 /spl mu/m subpicosecond pumping lasers. A formula for soft X-ray laser efficiency calculation is presented and used for such comparisons. The results for discharge created preplasma in L=4 mm and L=14 mm microcapillaries are also presented and compared with the results for laser created preplasma.

Subjects :: Materials science
Active laser medium
business.industry
Laser pumping
Laser
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
law.invention
X-ray laser
Optics
law
Diode-pumped solid-state laser
Optoelectronics
Laser power scaling
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
business
Lasing threshold
Tunable laser

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