Frequency tripling of a Q-switched Cr:LiSAF laser to the UV region

Author

Pinto, Joseph F. ; Esterowitz, Leon ; Rosenblatt, Gregg H.

Author_Institution

Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA

Volume

1

Issue

1

fYear

1995

fDate

4/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

58

Lastpage

61

Abstract

Frequency tripling of a Q-switched, tunable Cr:LiSAF laser to the UV wavelength region is accomplished by a mixing scheme involving second harmonic generation in lithium triborate (LBO), followed by sum frequency generation in β-barium borate (BBO). The generated UV output is tunable between 260 nm and 320 nm

Keywords

Q-switching; aluminium compounds; chromium; laser tuning; lithium compounds; multiwave mixing; optical frequency conversion; optical harmonic generation; solid lasers; strontium compounds; β-barium borate; 260 to 320 nm; BBO; BaB2O4; LBO; LiB₃O₅; LiSrAlF₆:Cr; Q-switched Cr:LiSAF laser; UV region; UV wavelength region; generated UV output; laser tuning; mixing scheme; second harmonic generation; sum frequency generation; tunable Cr:LiSAF laser; Biomedical optical imaging; Frequency conversion; Laser tuning; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/2944.468371

Filename

468371