DocumentCode
387419
Title
Compact diode-pumped Nd:YAG/BaWO4 Raman laser
Author
Jelinkova, Helena ; Cerny, Pavel ; Zendzian, Waldemar ; Jabczynski, Jan ; Sulc, Jan
Author_Institution
Fac. of Nucl. Sci. & Phys. Eng., Czech Tech. Univ., Prague, Czech Republic
Volume
2
fYear
2002
fDate
10-14 Nov. 2002
Firstpage
635
Abstract
Compact diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) lasers with utilised nonlinear frequency converters are attractive radiation sources in new spectral regions. Solid state crystals suitable for stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) can be used for frequency conversion of high-peak power laser pulses. The research on this subject has developed rapidly over the past few years, and it has been reviewed in a detailed report. Barium tungstate (BaWO4) was identified as a unique medium having a high Raman gain value for pump pulses of picosecond to nanosecond duration. The goal of this work was a development of a diode-pumped solid-state laser with a Raman frequency converter incorporated into a compact device.
Keywords
Raman lasers; high-speed optical techniques; neodymium; optical frequency conversion; optical pumping; solid lasers; stimulated Raman scattering; BaWO4; Raman frequency converter; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; compact device; compact diode-pumped Nd:YAG/BaWO4 Raman laser; diode-pumped solid-state laser; frequency conversion; high Raman gain value; high-peak power laser pulses; nanosecond duration; nonlinear frequency converters; picosecond duration; pump pulses; radiation sources; solid state crystals; spectral regions; Barium; Crystals; Diodes; Frequency conversion; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Raman scattering; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
ISSN
1092-8081
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7500-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159466
Filename
1159466
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