Title :
Thermal-induced two-photon absorption reduction of Li/sub 2/B/sub 4/O/sub 7/ and generation of 0.430-J, 10-Hz, 266-nm pulses from Nd:YAG laser
Author :
Masada, Genta ; Shiraishi, H. ; Sekine, I. ; Suzuki, Yuji ; Ono, Shingo ; Sarukura, Nobuhiko
Author_Institution :
Naka Res. Center, Mitsubishi Mater. Corp., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
Thermal-induced two-photon-absorption reduction is found for the Li/sub 2/B/sub 4/O/sub 7/. By raising the temperature up to 100 degrees, 0.430-J, 266-nm pulses are obtained from a 10-Hz Nd:YAG laser with a total conversion efficiency of 30.5%.
Keywords :
laser materials processing; lithium compounds; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; two-photon processes; ytterbium compounds; 0.430 J; 10 Hz; 266 nm; 30.5 percent; Li/sub 2/B/sub 4/O/sub 7/; Nd:YAG laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; thermal-induced reduction; total conversion efficiency; two-photon absorption; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical harmonic generation; Optical materials; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Photonic crystals; Pump lasers; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
