Abstract

Tunable blue–green subpicosecond laser pulses have been amplified in an electron-beam-pumped XeF(C → A) excimer amplifier. Small-signal gains of 3.5% cm⁻¹ were measured using a 50-cm active gain length. At output energy densities as high as 170 mJ/cm², only a small degree of saturation occurred, resulting in a gain of 2.5% cm⁻¹.

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