Long-pulse ultraviolet-laser sources based on tunable alexandrite lasers

Author

Imai, Shinichi ; Ito, Hiroshi

Author_Institution

Manuf. Eng. Res. Center, Toshiba Corp., Yokohama, Japan

Volume

34

Issue

3

fYear

1998

fDate

3/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

573

Lastpage

576

Abstract

A long-pulse ultraviolet (UV) laser source has been demonstrated. It was obtained by the harmonic generator of a flashlamp-pumped alexandrite laser operating in the normal-pulse mode. We obtained tunable UV light in the wavelength region 365-390 nm. A 375-nm output generated 90 mJ. The pulsewidth was 240 μs. The UV-laser output was successfully transmitted through a 3-m-long step-index-type silica fiber with a core diameter of 600 μm

Keywords

beryllium compounds; cerium; laser modes; laser tuning; optical frequency conversion; optical pumping; solid lasers; 240 mus; 3 m; 365 to 390 nm; 600 mum; 90 mJ; BeAl₂O₄:Cr; Cr:BeAl₂O₄ tunable alexandrite lasers; core diameter; flashlamp-pumped alexandrite laser; harmonic generator; long-pulse ultraviolet-laser sources; normal-pulse mode; pulsewidth; step-index-type silica fiber; tunable UV light; Fiber lasers; Frequency conversion; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses; Pump lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Surface emitting lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.661468

Filename

661468