High reliability, high repetition rate 266 nm output from a diode-pumped, solid-state laser

Author

Petersen, A. ; Utter, S. ; Ihli, C. ; Hodgson, Norman

Author_Institution

Spectra-Phys. Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

24-24 May 2002

Firstpage

87

Abstract

Summary from only given. All-solid-state high-power UV lasers are demanded for high-quality material processing such as drilling on printed wiring boards and fabricating fiber Bragg gratings. We have developed a number of such laser systems based on high-power Nd:YVO/sub 4/ laser oscillators coupled to external fourth harmonic generation modules.

Keywords

laser beam machining; laser reliability; laser transitions; micromachining; modules; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 266 nm; Nd:YVO/sub 4/ laser oscillators; YVO/sub 4/:Nd; all-solid-state high-power UV lasers; commercial manufacturing processes; diode-pumped solid-state laser; drilling; external fourth harmonic generation modules; fiber Bragg gratings; high repetition rate; high-power laser oscillators; laser materials processing; laser reliability; laser systems; micromachining; printed wiring boards; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Power generation; Power lasers; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; Semiconductor diodes; Solid lasers; Spectral analysis; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-706-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033469

Filename

1033469