Title :
Generation of vacuum-ultraviolet light by an optical contact, prism-coupled KBBF crystal
Author :
Togashi, T. ; Kanai, T. ; Sekikawa, T. ; Watanabe, S. ; Chen, C. ; Lu, J. ; Xu, Z. ; Wang, J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Solid State Phys., Univ. of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
We generated the second harmonic of a frequency-tripled Nd:YVO/sub 4/ laser with an quasi-CW, 2.5-mW output and also the shortest-wavelength second harmonic at 172.5 nm and sum-frequency mixing at 163.3 nm by an optical contact, prism-coupled KBe/sub 2/BO/sub 3/F/sub 2/ (KBBF) crystal.
Keywords :
X-ray optics; laser beams; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; optical prisms; potassium compounds; 163.3 nm; 172.5 nm; 2.5 mW; KBe/sub 2/BO/sub 3/F/sub 2/; KBe/sub 2/BO/sub 3/F/sub 2/ crystal; Nd:YVO/sub 4/ laser; YVO/sub 4/:Nd; frequency-tripled laser; optical contact; prism-coupled KBBF crystal; quasi-CW mW output; shortest-wavelength second harmonic; sum-frequency mixing; vacuum-ultraviolet light generation; Frequency conversion; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Light sources; Neodymium; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Physics;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034497
