• DocumentCode
    1663307
  • Title

    Highly efficient 3rd harmonic generation in Nd:YAG laser

  • Author

    Chang, Chao ; Tzankov, Pancho ; Xu, Lin ; Stockwell, Dave ; Wojtkiewicz, Jeff

  • Author_Institution
    Quantronix Corp., East Setauket, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A highly efficient 355nm Nd:YAG laser is developed in an intra-cavity triple resonance setup. By using novel harmonic configurations, we have eliminated the requirement of linear-polarization on the fundamental laser and its consequent power loss.
  • Keywords
    laser cavity resonators; light polarisation; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 3rd harmonic generation; Nd:YAG laser; YAG:Nd; fundamental laser; harmonic configurations; intracavity triple resonance; linear-polarization; power loss; wavelength 355 nm; Cavity resonators; Frequency conversion; Laser applications; Laser beams; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326012