• DocumentCode
    1771659
  • Title

    Intracavity second harmonic generation of passively Q-switch mode locked Pr3+-doped fluoride lasers using Cr4+:YAG saturable absorber

  • Author

    Tanaka, Hiroya ; Kariyama, Ryosuke ; Kojou, Junichiro ; Kannari, Fumihiko

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Keio Univ., Yokohama, Japan
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate passive Q-switching and Q-switched mode locking of Pr3+-doped fluoride lasers in the visible region using a Cr4+:YAG saturable absorber. Intracavity frequency doubling generates deep ultra-violet from the Pr3+:YLF laser.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; chromium; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical harmonic generation; optical saturable absorption; praseodymium; ultraviolet spectra; visible spectra; yttrium compounds; YAG:Cr4+; YLF:Pr3+; deep ultra-violet generation; intracavity frequency doubling; intracavity second harmonic generation; optical saturable absorber; passively Q-switch mode locked praseodymium-doped fluoride lasers; visible region; Crystals; Diode lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989545