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TABLE 1 Performance Characteristics of Dispersive Oscillators
Gain medium Excitation source Cavity configuration h (nm) Tuning range Av E" % Eff" Reference
Gas
ArF Electron discharge MPL 193 -6000 GHz 10 GHL 1 SO pJ
KrF GI 248 2437 GH/ 19 GHz 15 pJ
XeCl GI 308 -120 GHz -31 GHz 50 mJ
XeCl GI 308 -1.5 GHL -1 mJ
XeCl GI 308 -1 GHz 4mJ
XeCl 3 etalons 308 5150 MHz 2-5 p J
XeCl MPLb 308 3.3 GHz
XeCl HMPGP 308 1.8 GHz
co, GI 10,591 117 MHL 140 mJ
co, GI 10,591 2.6GHz 400-700 MHz 230 m J
co, MPL 10,591 1140 MHz 200 mJ
co, HMPGI 10,591 107 MHz 85 mJ
Liquid (dye)
Rhodamine 590 N, laser Telescopic 600 2.5 GHL
Telescopic< 300 MHz
Nd:YAG laserd GI 600 2.5 GHz
Coumarin 153 N, laser GI 524 519-575 nm 420 MHz
Rhodamine 590 Nd:YAG laser[' GI 600 300 MHL
Nd:YAG laserd GI 150 MHz
Coumarin 500 N, laser MPL SI0 490-530 nm 1.61 GHz
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