Ultra-narrow band flourine laser apparatus
US6839373B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/2366
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultra-narrow band fluorine laser apparatus is provided in which a line width of a fluorine laser can be narrowed to about 0.2 to 0.3 pm without using any band-narrowing element such as an etalon. In an oscillator 11, a laser chamber 15 is provided in a stable type resonator constituted by an output mirror 13 and a totally reflecting mirror 14. The laser chamber 15 is filled with a laser gas at about 0.8 atm. As a result, when discharge is caused in the laser chamber 15 to cause laser oscillation, laser light L10 in a bandwidth of about 0.3 pm is provided. The power of the laser light L10 is increased by an amplifier 12. The amplifier 12 emits laser light L20 in a bandwidth of about 0.3 pm having laser energy of 10 mJ or more.
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