Title :
Tunable ultraviolet solid-state lasers using large Ce:fluoride crystals and new pumping scheme
Author :
Zhenlin Liu ; Shimamura, K. ; Nakano, K. ; Fukuda, T. ; Segawa, Y. ; Kozeki, T. ; Ohtake, H. ; Sarukura, N.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Mater. Res., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
Using (Czochralski) CZ-grown large laser crystals, 60-mJ pulses and 27-mJ pulses were obtained from Ce:LiCaAlF/sub 6/ (Ce:LiCAF) and Ce:LiLuF/sub 4/ (Ce:LLF) lasers. Additionally, a new non-collinear Brewster-pumping disk Ce:LiCAF laser oscillator scheme was demonstrated for further output-energy scaling.
Keywords :
cerium; crystal growth from melt; laser tuning; lithium compounds; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; 27 mJ; 60 mJ; CZ-grown; Ce:LiCaAlF/sub 6/; Ce:LiLuF/sub 4/; Czochralski grown; LiCaAlF/sub 6/:Ce; LiLuF/sub 4/:Ce; large Ce:fluoride crystals; large laser crystals; laser oscillator scheme; mJ pulses; non-collinear Brewster-pumping disk; output-energy scaling; pumping scheme; tunable UV solid-state lasers; Chemical lasers; Crystals; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 2000. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
Kaua´i-Lihue, HI, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-646-X
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.2000.883615
