Title :
NaLa(WO4)2 and NaY(WO4)2 Raman Converters for Picosecond Pulses
Author :
Pasiskevicius, Valdas ; Bjurshagen, Stefan ; Serrano, María D. ; García, Alberto ; Rico, Mauricio ; Zaldo, Carlos
Author_Institution :
R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm
Abstract :
Quasi-steady state SRS with 1.7 ps pulses is investigated in tetragonal NaY(WO4)2 and NaLa(WO4)2 crystals in the regimes of collinear and noncollinear SRS-assisted four-wave-mixing. Single-pass conversion efficiency of 31% is reported.
Keywords :
convertors; lanthanum compounds; multiwave mixing; sodium compounds; yttrium compounds; NaLa(WO4)2; NaY(WO4)2; Raman converters; noncollinear SRS-assisted four-wave-mixing; single-pass conversion efficiency; Crystals; Laser excitation; Optical materials; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Pulse amplifiers; Raman scattering; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452659
