Abstract:
A mirror includes a mirror base provided with a flow channel through which a heat medium passes for cooling the mirror. The flow channel includes a buffer tank, portion for adjusting a flow rate of the heat medium in the flow channel. A reflective film is provided on the mirror base.
Abstract:
Provided is a laser device (1) which is installed within a predetermined space and on a predetermined floor area, the laser device includes: a master oscillator (11); at least one amplifier unit (MA) that amplifies a laser beam outputted from the master oscillator; at least one power source (D4, D5) unit that supplies excitation energy to the at least one amplifier unit; and a movement mechanism which enables at least one among the at least one amplifier unit and the at least one power source unit to be moved in a direction parallel with a floor surface.
Abstract:
A laser apparatus may include a seed laser device configured to output a pulse laser beam, a pulse energy adjusting unit configured to vary pulse energy of the pulse laser beam, at least one amplifier for amplifying the pulse laser beam, at least one power source for varying an excitation intensity in the at least one amplifier, and a controller configured to control the pulse energy adjusting unit on a pulse-to-pulse basis for the pulse laser beam passing therethrough and to control the at least one power source for a group of multiple pulses of the pulse laser beam.
Abstract:
A laser apparatus may include: a master oscillator configured to output a pulsed laser beam at a repetition rate; at least one amplifier disposed on a beam path of the pulsed laser beam; at least one optical shutter disposed on the beam path of the pulsed laser beam; and a controller configured to switch the at least one optical shutter.
Abstract:
A system includes a chamber, a laser beam apparatus configured to generate a laser beam to be introduced into the chamber, a laser controller for the laser beam apparatus to control at least a beam intensity and an output timing of the laser beam, and a target supply unit configured to supply a target material into the chamber, the target material being irradiated with the laser beam for generating extreme ultraviolet light.
Abstract:
An optical device may include: a first beam shaping unit configured to transform a first laser beam incident thereon into a second laser beam having an annular cross section; and a first focusing optical element for focusing the second laser beam in a first predetermined location so as to generate a Bessel beam.
Abstract:
An amplifier PAkappa including a plurality of discharge tubes and a MOPA laser apparatus including a master oscillator as a seed laser configured to output a pulsed laser beam, at least one of said amplifier PAkappa comprising a plurality of discharge tubes provided on a designated path of the pulsed laser beam, and an optical system comprising mirrors arranged between said discharge tubes and/or said at least one amplifiers when more than one, to steer the seed laser beam so that it travels along the designed path.
Abstract:
A laser apparatus may include : a master oscillator configured to output a pulsed laser beam at a repetition rate, the master oscillator including at least one semiconductor laser apparatus; at least one amplifier configured to amplify the pulsed laser beam from the master oscillator, the at least one amplifier being configured to include at least one gain bandwidth; and a controller for controlling a parameter affecting an output wavelength of the pulsed laser beam from the master oscillator such that a wavelength chirping range of the pulsed laser beam from the master oscillator overlaps at least a part of the at least one gain bandwidth.
Abstract:
A MOPA laser apparatus 3 including a master oscillator 110 configured to output a pulsed laser beam, at least one amplifier 130i provided on the path of the pulsed laser beam output from the master oscillator, and at least one first optical beam shutter 120i (also called here isolator) provided on the path of the pulsed laser beam, said first optical beam shutter (also called here isolator) including two polarisation splitters and a Pockels cell located in- between including an electro-optical crystal being one of a GaAs crystal and a CdTe crystal.
Abstract:
An optical device may include: an optical module disposed in a beam delivery path of a laser beam; a beam adjusting unit disposed in the beam delivery path for adjusting the beam delivery path of the laser beam; a measuring unit disposed in the beam delivery path for detecting the beam delivery path; and a control unit for controlling the beam adjusting unit based on a detection result of the beam delivery path of the laser beam detected by the measuring unit.