Time-resolved divergence measurement of an excimer laser beam by the knife-edge technique

Optics Communications

Volumn 136, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 247-252

  Lisi, N ^a   Di Lazzaro, P ^a   Flora, F ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCIMER LASERS; LASER RESONATORS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PHOTODETECTORS;

KNIFE EDGE TECHNIQUE; TIME RESOLVED DIVERGENCE;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 0031103663     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(96)00696-7     Document Type: Article

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