Applied Physics Letters · 1981 · 33 citations · 8 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMicrowave EngineeringOptoelectronicsPhotonicsLaser OpticsLaser PhysicsOptical SourcesUltrafast OpticsExcimer LasersLaser Pulse DurationLasersPulsed LasersSpontaneous EmissionUltrafast Laser Excitation
A XeCl* excimer laser excited by 2-ms-long, 9.375-GHz microwave pulses has been constructed. Spontaneous emission times of ∼500 ns have been observed, while the maximum laser pulse length was 100 ns. The laser pulse length appears to be limited by the buildup of a transient loss.
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M. Rokni, J. A. Mangano, J. H. Jacob et al. · IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics · 1978 · 131 citations
X-ray preionization for electric discharge lasers
Shao‐Chi Lin, Jeffrey I. Levatter · Applied Physics Letters · 1979 · 110 citations