Wavelength Stability with an Injection-Locked Excimer Laser

Abstract

Linewidth and wavelength measurements have been made on the emission from an injection-locked KrF laser to address questions which have been raised about the suitability of this device for UV resonance Raman measurements. To the extent that any wavelength jitter occurs, it is less than 0.004 Å. We conclude that the KrF excimer laser is a relatively robust source of UV radiation for Raman measurements.