Title :
Miniature Ce:LiLuF/Ce:LiCAF dual-crystal single-cavity laser pumped at 266 nm
Author :
Spence, David J. ; Liu, Hua ; Coutts, David W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Macquarie Univ., North Ryde, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We present a miniature 311 nm laser pumped at 266 nm using a microchip Nd:YVO4 laser. The single miniature cavity contains both a Ce:LiCAF and a Ce:LiLuF crystal, and emits laser pulses at both 287 nm and 311 nm.
Keywords :
calcium compounds; cerium; laser cavity resonators; lithium compounds; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; 266 nm; 287 nm; 311 nm; Ce:LiCAF crystal; Ce:LiCAF laser; Ce:LiLuF crystal; Ce:LiLuF laser; LiCaAlF6:Ce; LiLuF:Ce; Nd:YVO4 laser; YVO4:Nd; dual-crystal laser; laser pulses; microchip laser; miniature laser; optical pumping; single miniature cavity; single-cavity laser; Absorption; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Microchip lasers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; Spectroscopy; Tunable circuits and devices; Pulsed lasers; Solid laser; Ultraviolet generation; Ultraviolet spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1547944
