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High-efficiency, energy-scalable, coherent 130-nm source by four-wave mixing in Hg vapor

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Abstract

Coherent vacuum-ultraviolet (VUV) pulses with energy of 1.1 mJ, 2.2-nsec pulse length (2 MW cm−2 unfocused), and measured bandwidth ≤0.1 cm−1 have been achieved at 130 nm from four-wave mixing in Hg vapor. Conversion efficiencies of 5% have been demonstrated in a collimated beam geometry over 1-m interaction lengths. These high efficiencies are made possible by using two-photon-resonant sum-frequency mixing through the Hg 71S level. The experimental facility assembled to produce this efficient VUV source is described, and a comparison between experimental measurements and theory is provided.

© 1988 Optical Society of America

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