Ultraviolet solid state laser development

Author

Pinto, Joseph F. ; Esterowitz, Leon

Author_Institution

Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

10-13 Nov 1997

Abstract

Summary form only given. The cerium-doped colquiriite lasers, Ce ³⁺:LiCaAlF₆ (LiCAF) and Ce³⁺:LiSrAlF ₆ (LiSAF), have emerged as convenient, compact sources of tunable ultraviolet (uv) radiation. The notable features of these solid-state, vibronic laser systems include single-knob tuning, relative ease of use, and the capacity for being optically pumped with the frequency quadrupled output of a commercial Nd³⁺ laser

Keywords

cerium; laser beam applications; laser tuning; optical pumping; solid lasers; spectroscopic light sources; Ce³⁺:LiCaAlF₆; Ce³⁺:LiSrAlF₆; LiCaAlF₆:Ce; LiSrAlF₆:Ce; Nd³⁺ laser; cerium-doped colquiriite lasers; compact sources; frequency quadrupled output; laser tuning; optically pumped; single-knob tuning; solid-state vibronic laser systems; tunable ultraviolet laser radiation; ultraviolet solid state laser development; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Neodymium; Optical pumping; Optical tuning; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3895-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1997.645515

Filename

645515