• DocumentCode
    3001893
  • Title

    Broadly tunable mW level UV light generated by intracavity SFG in a compact high-Q PPMgSLT OPO

  • Author

    Tu, Shih-Yu ; Kung, A.H. ; Kurimura, Sunao ; Kitamura, Kenji ; Ikegami, Takeshi

  • Author_Institution
    Acad. Sinica, Taipei
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A compact multi-kHz UV source tunable from 363 nm to 378 nm is realized by intracavity SFG in a PPMgSLT OPO. Phase-matched peaks at 334 nm and 370 nm are observed. A full tuning range of ~58 nm is predicted.
  • Keywords
    lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; optical frequency conversion; optical tuning; ultraviolet sources; LiTaO3:MgO; broadly tunable UV light source; compact high-Q PPMgSLT OPO; intracavity SFG; periodically-poled stoichiometric lithium tantalate; phase-matched peaks; sum frequency generation; wavelength 334 nm; wavelength 363 nm to 378 nm; Biomedical optical imaging; Laser tuning; Light sources; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical tuning; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452421
  • Filename
    4452421