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High-energy subnanosecond pulse amplification in XeCl

Journal Article · · Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.91945· OSTI ID:5305249
Pulse slicing and two-pass amplification are investigated as a means of producing high-energy subnanosecond pulses in the near ultraviolet. A simple laboratory-scale XeCl oscillator--Pockels cell pulse slicer--amplifier system is used to produce 50-mJ pulses of subnanosecond duration at 308 nm. Comparison of multinanosecond and subnanosecond pulse amplification allows estimation of the amplifier energy storage time to be 5 ns and demonstrates nearly complete extraction of available stored energy by the subnanosecond pulse.
Research Organization:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, M.S. 183-601, Pasadena, California 91103
OSTI ID:
5305249
Journal Information:
Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 37:4; ISSN APPLA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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