Demonstration of a collisionally excited optical-field-ionization XUV laser driven in a plasma waveguide.

We describe the first demonstration of a collisionally excited optical-field-ionization laser driven within a waveguide. Lasing on the 4d(9)5d-4d(9)5p transition at 41.8 nm in Xe8+ was observed to be closely correlated to conditions under which the pump laser pulses were guided well by a gas-filled...

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Główni autorzy: Butler, A, Gonsalves, A, McKenna, C, Spence, D, Hooker, S, Sebban, S, Mocek, T, Bettaibi, I, Cros, B
Format: Journal article
Język:English
Wydane: 2003
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Streszczenie:We describe the first demonstration of a collisionally excited optical-field-ionization laser driven within a waveguide. Lasing on the 4d(9)5d-4d(9)5p transition at 41.8 nm in Xe8+ was observed to be closely correlated to conditions under which the pump laser pulses were guided well by a gas-filled capillary discharge waveguide. Simulations of the propagation of the pump laser radiation show that gain was achieved over essentially the whole 30 mm length of the waveguide.