High-average-power light source below 200 nm from a KBe(2)BO(3)F(2) prism-coupled device

Opt Lett. 2008 Feb 1;33(3):282-4. doi: 10.1364/ol.33.000282.

Abstract

Using a 2.3 mm thick KBe(2)BO(3)F(2) crystal optically contacted with CaF(2) in a prism-coupled device, we have obtained an average output power of as much as 360 mW at 200 nm. Long-term stability was verified above a 150 mW level at 200 nm. An output power of 50 mW was also obtained with a narrow spectral width of 0.007 pm at 193.5 nm.