Efficient Raman shifting of picosecond Nd:YAG radiation by KGW crystal

Author

Basiev, T.T. ; Doroshenko, M.E. ; Zverev, P.G. ; Jelinkova, H.

Author_Institution

Laser Mater. & Technol. Res. Center, GPI, Moscow, Russia

fYear

1998

fDate

3-8 May 1998

Firstpage

257

Abstract

Summary form only given. In the experiments, the KGd(WO/sub 4/)/sub 2/ (KGW) crystal 4/spl times/4/spl times/40 mm was pumped by the first or second harmonic of mode-locked Nd:YAG laser. The laser emitted the train of approximately five pulses with 30 ps duration each. The laser radiation was then passed through an adjustable telescope to decrease the spot size and then sent to the Raman crystal.

Keywords

high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; neodymium; optical materials; potassium compounds; solid lasers; stimulated Raman scattering; 30 ps; KGW crystal; KGd(WO/sub 4/)/sub 2/; KGd(WO/sub 4/)/sub 2/ crystal; Raman crystal; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; adjustable telescope; efficient Raman shifting; laser radiation; mode-locked Nd:YAG laser; picosecond Nd:YAG radiation; ps duration; spot size; Gain measurement; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Light scattering; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; Raman scattering; Solid state circuits; Vibration measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-339-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.1998.676135

Filename

676135