Title :
Ultraviolet microchip cerium fluoride lasers
Author :
Liu, H. ; Spence, D.J. ; Coutts, D.W.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Lasers & Applications, Macquarie Univ., North Ryde, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
Ultraviolet microchip cerium fluoride lasers have been demonstrated with high efficiency (up to 40%) and ultra-low threshold (7 μJ). These lasers represent simple compact wavelength converters to 290-330 nm for microchip Nd:YVO4 laser.
Keywords :
cerium compounds; microchip lasers; neodymium; optical wavelength conversion; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 290 to 330 nm; YVO4:Nd; compact wavelength converters; microchip Nd:YVO4 laser; ultra-low laser threshold; ultraviolet microchip cerium fluoride lasers; Cerium; Fluorescence; Frequency; Laser excitation; Lasers and electrooptics; Microchip lasers; Polarization; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201816