Title :
Cascaded lens waveguiding for efficient second-harmonic generation in KNbO/sub 3/
Author :
Fluck, D. ; Gunter, P.
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Opt. Lab., Swiss Federal Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In this contribution, we present a new technique for efficient frequency conversion in cascaded crystals. By using this technique up to 20 mW of coherent diffraction-limited cw 491-nm light was generated by frequency doubling a monolithically integrated master oscillator power amplifier in a cascade of three KNbO/sub 3/ crystals with an overall conversion efficiency of 3.5%/W.
Keywords :
optical harmonic generation; optical materials; potassium compounds; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; 20 mW; 491 nm; KNbO/sub 3/; KNbO/sub 3/ crystals; cascaded crystals; cascaded lens waveguiding; coherent diffraction-limited cw nm light; frequency conversion; frequency doubling; monolithically integrated master oscillator power amplifier; overall conversion efficiency; second-harmonic generation; Crystals; Frequency conversion; Lenses; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pumping; Optimized production technology; Quantum cascade lasers; Quantum dot lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
