Efficient gas-phase generation of coherent vacuum ultraviolet radiation

• DOI: 10.1364/ol.24.000625
• Publication Date: 2008-05-07T18:38:06Z
• Authors: Andrew J. Merriam; S. J. Sharpe; H. Xia; D. Manuszak; G. Y. Yin; S. E. Harris
• Keywords: 0103 physical sciences; 01 natural sciences; 7. Clean energy

We report the demonstration of a pulsed atomic lead (Pb) vapor-based vacuum ultraviolet frequency converter from 233 to 186 nm with unity photon-conversion efficiency. This conversion is attained without phase matching.