• DocumentCode
    444299
  • Title

    Tunable, all-solid-state, continuous-wave source for the blue using BiB3O6

  • Author

    Petridis, C. ; Ghotbi, M. ; Scaria, A. ; Fayaz, G.R. ; Ebrahim-Zadeh, M.

  • Author_Institution
    lnst. de Ciencies Fotoniques, ICFO, Barcelona, Spain
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    842
  • Abstract
    We report the generation of tunable continuous-wave (cw) radiation in the blue by intracavity frequency-doubling of an all-solid-state Ti:sapphire laser in the crystal of BiB3O6. Wavelength tuning over the range of 373-435 nm is demonstrated and cw blue powers of 350 mW have been obtained without optimisation.
  • Keywords
    bismuth compounds; laser tuning; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; 350 mW; 373 to 435 nm; Al2O3:Ti; BiB3O6; BiB3O6 crystal; all-solid-state Ti:sapphire laser; blue powers; blue region; continuous-wave source; intracavity frequency-doubling; tunable continuous-wave radiation generation; wavelength tuning; Frequency conversion; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical materials; Optical tuning; Tunable circuits and devices; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548956
  • Filename
    1548956