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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
