Title :
Widely tunable Ti:sapphire laser with highly efficient difference frequency generation in the visible spectral range
Author :
Jungbluth, Bernd ; Wueppen, Jochen ; Geiger, Jens ; Hoffmann, Dieter ; Poprawe, Reinhart
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Inst. For Laser Technol., Aachen, Germany
Abstract :
A kilohertz repetition rate Ti:sapphire laser provides nanosecond output pulses with energies in the millijoule range. A tuning range from 240 to 1010 nm is achieved with nonlinear optical SHG, THG and DFG modules.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser tuning; optical harmonic generation; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; 240 to 1010 nm; Al2O3:Ti; DFG module; SHG; THG; difference frequency generation; nonlinear optics; visible spectral range; widely tunable Ti:sapphire laser; Frequency; Laser tuning; Lasers and electrooptics; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulse generation; Optical resonators; Optical tuning; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567830
