Estimation of F2 laser characteristics under high repetition rate operation with one-dimensional model calculation

For discharge pumped F2 lasers, the uniformity of the laser medium is important for the laser quality. So that, we developed a one-dimensional simulation code to investigate the effect of the inhomogeneity of the initial electron density. Only a few percent initial fluctuations affected the main-discharge electron number density largely.© (2003) COPYRIGHT SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.