Long lifetime operation of an ArF-excimer laser

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Saito, T
Ito, S
Tada, A
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APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS | 1996年 / 63卷 / 03期
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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An experimental investigation to improve the lifetime of a discharge-excited ArF-excimer laser is presented. The three dominant factors restricting its lifetime are CF4 generation in the laser gas, color-center formation in the optics and input power density reduction due to electrode ablation. Copper electrodes were superior to nickel electrodes in regard to electrode ablation. A gas lifetime of more than 10(9) shots (about one month at 400 Hz) is shown for an ArF-excimer laser with a liquid-nitrogen trap and high-temperature zirconium alloy trap.
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