Title :
The application of pulsed power to KrF lasers and the application of KrF lasers to pulsed power
Author_Institution :
Rutherford Appleton Lab., Didcot, UK
Abstract :
The author considers the requirements of pulsed power for high power, electron-beam-excited KrF lasers. He then looks at the topic of laser-triggered switching, where small discharge-excited KrF lasers have been used to great effect in high-voltage gas switches
Keywords :
excimer lasers; krypton compounds; pulsed power technology; HV gas switches; KrF laser; high power electron-beam-excited lasers; laser-triggered switching; pulsed power;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Applications, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London