Efficient harmonic generation with large-mode-area fiber sources

Author

Britton, P.E. ; Richardson, D.J. ; Taverner, D. ; Smith, P.G.R. ; Ross, G.W. ; Hanna, D.C.

Author_Institution

Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK

fYear

1998

fDate

3-8 May 1998

Firstpage

111

Lastpage

112

Abstract

Summary form only given. We present the results of a series of experiments using doped fiber sources in which we have, to the best of our knowledge, demonstrated the highest ever pulse energies from a Q-switched fiber laser (180 /spl mu/J), the high second-harmonic conversion efficiency from a single pass in PPLN (periodically poled LiNbO/sub 3/) (83%), and the first generation of visible light by sum-frequency mixing in cascaded PPLN crystals.

Keywords

Q-switching; dielectric polarisation; fibre lasers; lithium compounds; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; 180 muJ; 83 percent; LiNbO/sub 3/; Q-switched fiber laser; cascaded PPLN crystals; doped fiber sources; high second-harmonic conversion efficiency; large-mode-area fiber sources; optical harmonic generation; periodically poled LiNbO/sub 3/; pulse energies; single pass; sum-frequency mixing; visible light; Fiber lasers; Frequency conversion; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-339-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.1998.675934

Filename

675934