High efficiency, high average power second-harmonic generation in a two-pass quadrature frequency conversion scheme using CsLiB/sub 6/O/sub 10/ crystals

Author

Kirlyama, H. ; Matsuoka, Shingo ; Nakano, F. ; Sagisaka, A. ; Yamakawa, Kiyoshi

Author_Institution

Adv. Photon Res. Center, JAERI, Kyoto, Japan

fYear

2000

fDate

10-15 Sept. 2000

Abstract

Summary form only given. In order to generate a high energy green output with high efficiency for pumping a high peak power, ultrashort pulse laser system, a two quadrature frequency conversion scheme was proposed. The experimental arrangement for the two-pass quadrature frequency conversion scheme is shown. The laser source used in this experiment was a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser system. The two type II CsLiB/sub 6/O/sub 10/ crystals were arranged so that the 532-nm second-harmonic beams generated in them are orthogonally polarized.

Keywords

Q-switching; high-speed optical techniques; laser transitions; light polarisation; neodymium; optical frequency conversion; solid lasers; 532 nm; CsLiB/sub 6/O/sub 10/; CsLiB/sub 6/O/sub 10/ crystals; Q-switched Nd:YAG laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; high average power second-harmonic generation; high efficiency; high energy green output; high peak power; orthogonally polarized; quadrature frequency conversion scheme; second-harmonic beams; two-pass quadrature frequency conversion scheme; type II CsLiB/sub 6/O/sub 10/ crystals; ultrashort pulse laser system; Absorption; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Glass; Nonlinear optics; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Power generation; Refractive index; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on

Conference_Location

Nice

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6319-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE.2000.910206

Filename

910206