A timely and comprehensive survey, Excimer Laser Technology reports on the current status and range of the underlying technology, applications and devices of this commonly used laser source, as well as the future of new technologies, such as F2 laser technology. Additional chapters on optics, devices and laser systems complete this compact handbook. Because it offers an effective and understandable introduction to the current and future status of the field, Excimer Laser Technology is valuable reading for laser technology students, process application researchers, engineers or anyone interested in this increasingly important area.

Introductory Remarks.- Fundamentals.- Some Fundamentals of Laser Physics.- Principles of Excimer Lasers.- Design and Technology of Excimer Lasers.- High-Repetition-Rate and High-Power Lasers.- High-Energy Lasers.- Excimer Lasers for Microlithography.- Laser Beam Characterization.- Optical Coatings for Excimer Laser Applications.- Small Structures with Large Excimer Lasers.- Historical Review of Excimer Laser Development.- Applications.- Overview.- Ablation.- Micro-Machining.- Via Drilling.- Micro-Processing of Borosilicate Glass and Polymers.- F2-Laser Microfabrication for Photonics and Biophotonics.- Nano-Structuring with Femtosecond Excimer Laser Pulses.- Physical Aspects of Ultra-Fast UV Laser Transfer.- Microlithography.- TFT Annealing.- Fiber Bragg Gratings.- Marking.- Activation and Metallization of Dielectrics.- Excimer-Laser Assisted Deposition of Carbon and Boron Nitride-Based High-Temperature Superconducting Films.- Combustion Analysis.- Medical Applications of Excimer Lasers.- High-Intensity Applications of Excimer Lasers.- High-Repetition-Rate Applications of Excimer Lasers.- New Frontiers: Extreme-Ultraviolet (EUV) Technology at 13.5 nm.- Trends in Worldwide Excimer Laser Sales.