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Experimental and theoretical results are presented on an XeF(C−A) blue-green laser driven by 5-kJ energy. The laser was pumped by a ferrite-induced discharge of 90 cm in length. The output energy of 0.22 J was obtained with a plane-parallel resonator. A program to simulate laser operation has been developed. Numerical results for a wide range of conditions are compared with experiments performed by us and by other authors. It is found that intracavity refractive losses limit laser operation for XeF pressures above 3 torr. The laser efficiency strongly depends on the discharge-to-cavity length ratio. Possible ways to increase the laser power and efficiency are discussed.
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van Goor, F.A., Mitko, S.V., Ochkin, V.N. et al. State of and prospects for XeF(C−A) optically pumped lasers. J Russ Laser Res 18, 107–120 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02558694
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