AU2001227961A1 - Electric discharge laser with active wavelength chirp correction - Google Patents

Electric discharge laser with active wavelength chirp correction

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AU2001227961A1
AU2001227961A1 AU2001227961A AU2796101A AU2001227961A1 AU 2001227961 A1 AU2001227961 A1 AU 2001227961A1 AU 2001227961 A AU2001227961 A AU 2001227961A AU 2796101 A AU2796101 A AU 2796101A AU 2001227961 A1 AU2001227961 A1 AU 2001227961A1
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electric discharge
discharge laser
active wavelength
wavelength chirp
chirp correction
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Palash P Das
Frederick G. Erie
George J. Everage
Igor V Fomenkov
William N Partlo
Richard L Sandstrom
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Cymer Inc
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