Ultraviolet generation by intracavity frequency doubling of a Pr:LiYF4 laser operating at 640 nm

Author

Richter, A. ; Heumann, E. ; Pavel, N. ; Huber, G.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Laser Phys., Univ. of Hamburg, Hamburg

fYear

2006

fDate

21-26 May 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

19 mW of continuous-wave ultraviolet radiation at 320 nm with ~9% optical-to-optical efficiency is demonstrated by intracavity frequency-doubling of a Pr:LiYF₄ laser, excited by an optically pumped semiconductor laser.

Keywords

laser cavity resonators; lithium compounds; optical frequency conversion; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; praseodymium; solid lasers; LiYF₄:Pr; continuous-wave ultraviolet radiation; intracavity frequency doubling; optical-to-optical efficiency; optically pumped semiconductor laser; power 19 mW; ultraviolet generation; wavelength 320 nm; wavelength 640 nm; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers; Surface emitting lasers; X-ray lasers; (140.3580) Lasers, solid-state; (140.3610) Lasers, ultraviolet; (140.7240) UV, XUV, and X-ray lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627576

Filename

4627576