Abstract

High-power operation of a selenium anti-Stokes Raman laser has been realized by application of an ArF excimer laser as a primary pump source. Radiation at 169 and 146 nm was generated with conversion efficiencies of up to 2.3% and output energies of up to 350 μJ in a 2-nsec pulse.

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