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Providing of gases for an excimer laser

US4674098A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 31, 1985
Grant dateJun 16, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 31, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S3/036
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of reducing an expenditure of a rare gas in an excimer laser system includes evacuating a lasing material including a mixture of diluent rare gas and removing therefrom halogen compounds. Supplemental lasing material is then added to the lasing mixture.

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