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Efficient generation of tunable VUV laser radiation below 205 nm by SFM in BBO

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Design and performance characteristics of a tunable dye laser system for sum frequency mixing (SFM) in a BBO crystal are presented. The system is composed of two tunable pulsed dye lasers pumped synchronously by the second harmonic of a commercial Nd:YAG laser. The radiation produced by the first dye laser is frequency doubled by second-harmonic generation (SHG) in KDP and subsequently mixed by SFM in BBO with the light of the second dye laser. The interest was focussed on generation of tunable laser radiation below 205 nm with high output power and long-time wavelength stability. High conversion efficiencies enable output energies of 100 μJ (20 kW) at 196 nm using only moderate Nd:YAG pump energies of 67 mJ. Altogether, a laser system with very good specifications for analytical application in the near VUV spectral region is reported.

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  1. Institut für Strahlungs- und Kernphysik, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstrasse 36, W-1000, Berlin 12, Fed. Rep. Germany

    U. Heitmann, M. Kötteritzsch, S. Heitz & A. Hese

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Heitmann, U., Kötteritzsch, M., Heitz, S. et al. Efficient generation of tunable VUV laser radiation below 205 nm by SFM in BBO. Appl. Phys. B 55, 419–423 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00325180

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