Efficient gas-phase generation of coherent vacuum ultraviolet radiation
Author(s) -
Andrew J. Merriam,
Scott J. Sharpe,
Hui Xia,
D. Manuszak,
G. Y. Yin,
Stephen Harris
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
optics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 272
eISSN - 1071-2763
pISSN - 0146-9592
DOI - 10.1364/ol.24.000625
Subject(s) - vacuum ultraviolet , optics , materials science , phase matching , ultraviolet , radiation , energy conversion efficiency , photon , ultraviolet radiation , phase (matter) , optoelectronics , photon counting , extreme ultraviolet , physics , laser , chemistry , quantum mechanics , radiochemistry
We report the demonstration of a pulsed atomic lead (Pb) vapor-based vacuum ultraviolet frequency converter from 233 to 186 nm with unity photon-conversion efficiency. This conversion is attained without phase matching.
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