Simultaneous generation of continuous-wave green and blue laser radiation by multiple self-frequency conversion in a periodically poled bulk LiNbO/sub 3/:Nd/sup 3+/ and LiNbO/sub 3/:MgO:Yb/sup 3+/

Author

Capmany, J. ; Bennudez, V. ; Callejo, D. ; Garcia Solc, J. ; Montoya, E. ; Bausa, L.E. ; Dieguez, E.

Author_Institution

Dipt. de Fisica y Arquitectura de Comput., Univ. Miguel Hernandez, Elche, Spain

fYear

2000

fDate

10-15 Sept. 2000

Abstract

Summary form only given. With the use of quasiphase matching, the principle of self-frequency doubled lasers can be extended to lasers exhibiting multiple self-frequency conversion processes simultaneously. We have obtained continuous-wave multiple simultaneous visible laser emission by using an aperiodic distribution of domain reversals in LiNbO/sub 3/ crystals containing rare earth laser active ions.

Keywords

dielectric polarisation; lithium compounds; optical harmonic generation; optical phase matching; optical pumping; solid lasers; LiNbO/sub 3/ crystals; LiNbO/sub 3/-MgO-Yb; LiNbO/sub 3/-Nd; LiNbO/sub 3/:MgO:Yb/sup 3+/; LiNbO/sub 3/:Nd/sup 3+/; aperiodic distribution; blue laser radiation; continuous-wave green laser radiation; continuous-wave multiple simultaneous visible laser emission; domain reversals; multiple self-frequency conversion; periodically poled bulk crystals; quasiphase matching; rare earth laser active ions; self-frequency doubled lasers; solid laser crystals; Crystals;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on

Conference_Location

Nice

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6319-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE.2000.909792

Filename

909792