Title :
Rapidly Tunable, Narrow Linewidth, 1W, 1 kHz Ce:LiCAF Laser Pumped by the Fourth Harmonic of a Diode-Pumped Nd:YLF Laser for Ozone DIAL Measurements
Author :
Fromzel, Viktor A. ; Prasad, Coorg R. ; Petrosyan, Karina B. ; Liaw, Yishinn ; Wenhui, Shi ; Yakshin, Mikhail ; DeYoung, Russell
Author_Institution :
Sci. & Eng. Services, Inc, Columbia
Abstract :
A compact, rapidly tunable (282-315 nm), narrow line-width (0.2 nm) Ce:LiCAF laser pumped by the fourth harmonic of a diode-pumped Nd:YLF laser is capable of delivering 1 mJ/pulse at a pulse repetition frequency of 1 kHz.
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; cerium; laser tuning; lithium compounds; neodymium; optical pumping; optical radar; ozone; semiconductor lasers; yttrium compounds; Ce:LiCaF laser; LiCaF:Ce; Nd:YLF laser; YLF:Nd; diode-pumped laser; frequency 1 kHz; ozone DIAL measurements; ozone differential absorption lidar measurements; power 1 W; semiconductor lasers; wavelength 282 nm to 315 nm; Diodes; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
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.2007.4453698
