Amplification in a xecl excimer gain module of 200-fsec uv pulses derived from a colliding pulse mode-locked (Cpm) laser system

Amplification in a XeC1 excimer gain module of 200 -fsec UV pulses derived from a colliding pulse mode -locked (CPM) laser system was achieved, and the system producing the pulses was fully characterized. In an auxiliary experiment, the pulse width of 2.4 -p.m pulses generated by Raman shifting the 200 -fsec UV pulses in Ba vapor was measured to be -160 fsec. © 1987 SPIE.