S. K. Vartapetov, O. V. Gryaznov, M. V. Malashin, S. I. Moshkunov, S. V. Nebogatkin, R. R. Khasaya, V. Yu. Khomich, V. A. Yamshchikov, “Electric-discharge VUV laser pumped by a solid-state generator”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2009, Volume 39, Number 8,Pages <nobr>714

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Lasers

Electric-discharge VUV laser pumped by a solid-state generator

S. K. Vartapetov^a, O. V. Gryaznov^a, M. V. Malashin^b, S. I. Moshkunov^b, S. V. Nebogatkin^b, R. R. Khasaya^b, V. Yu. Khomich^b, V. A. Yamshchikov^b

^a Physics Instrumentation Center, A. M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Troitsk, Moscow region
^b Institute of Problems of Electrophysics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg

Abstract: A 193-nm electric-discharge ArF laser pumped by an all-solid-state generator based on a semiconductor switch and a system of magnetic compression of high-voltage pulses is studied. The laser emits 18-ns, 15 mJ pulses at a pulse repetition rate of 1 kHz.

PACS: 42.55.Lt, 42.60.Lh

Received: 10.09.2008
Revised: 02.04.2009