Title :
High power and high energy self-frequency doubling Nd/sup 3+/-doped YCOB lasers
Author :
Hammons, D.A. ; Richardson, Martin C. ; Chai, B.H.T. ; Chin, A.K.
Author_Institution :
Laser Plasma Lab., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The development of high power diode-pumped and flashlamp-pumped self-frequency doubling (SFD) lasers, such as Nd:YCa/sub 4/O(BO/sub 3/)/sub 3/ (Nd:YCOB), may be an attractive alternative to lasers incorporating intra-cavity doubling with a separate nonlinear crystals. Here we report our latest developments in high power, diode-pumped cw visible SFD laser systems and in flashlamp-pumped systems incorporating SFD crystals such as Nd:YCOB.
Keywords :
flash lamps; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; Nd/sup 3+/-doped YCOB lasers; Nd:YCa/sub 4/O(BO/sub 3/)/sub 3/; YCa/sub 4/O(BO/sub 3/)/sub 3/:Nd; flashlamp-pumped systems; high energy self-frequency doubling; high power lasers; intra-cavity doubling; Crystals; Diodes; Frequency; Karhunen-Loeve transforms; Lenses; Microoptics; Neodymium; Optical collimators; Optical coupling; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6319-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.909790
