Title :
Intracavity third harmonic generation of a diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser at 355nm generated by LiB3O5 crystal
Author :
Hu, Ailan ; Guo, Qiang ; Wang, Shouzhang ; Zhang, Shaofei ; Wang, Huijiuan
Author_Institution :
Anhui Inst. of Opt. & Fine Mech., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Hefei, China
Abstract :
Highly efficient generation of UV radiation at 355 nm has been achieved in a LiB305 crystal based on an intracavity through the frequency mixing of the fundamental and second-harmonic radiation of a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser.
Keywords :
Q-switching; lithium compounds; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; semiconductor lasers; ytterbium compounds; LiB3O5; Nd:YAG; Q-switched laser; UV radiation; diode-pumped laser; frequency mixing; intracavity third harmonic generation; second-harmonic radiation; wavelength 355 nm; Diodes; Frequency conversion; Laser beam cutting; Laser stability; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Semiconductor laser arrays; LBO crystal; intracavity; third harmonic generation; utraviolet laser;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292550
