• DocumentCode
    3544069
  • Title

    Efficient high average power Ce:LiCAF laser with 5-pm spectral linewidth

  • Author

    Govorkov, S. ; Wiessner, A. ; Basting, D. ; Stamm, U.

  • Author_Institution
    Lambda Phys. Inc., Lauderdale, FL, USA
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    3-8 May 1998
  • Firstpage
    322
  • Lastpage
    323
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. We report on a simple and efficient Ce:LiCAF laser operating at 1-kHz repetition rate and delivering in excess of 180 mW when pumped by 1.8 W of fourth-harmonic radiation of a diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser. High conversion efficiency (up to 10%) of the laser is complemented by broad tunability range (281-301 nm) and a spectral linewidth of less than 5 pm, as well as compact all-solid-state construction, which comprises a unique combination.
  • Keywords
    cerium; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; optical pumping; solid lasers; 180 mW; 281 to 301 nm; Ce:LiCAF laser; LiCaAlF/sub 6/:Ce; broad tunability range; compact all-solid-state construction; diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser; efficient high average power laser; fourth-harmonic radiation; high conversion efficiency; noncollinear pumping; resonator geometry; spectral linewidth; Bars; Diodes; Glass; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical design; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid 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.1998.676226
  • Filename
    676226