Title :
Tunable ultraviolet microchip Ce3+:LiLuF laser
Author :
Liu, H. ; Spence, D.J. ; Coutts, D.W.
Author_Institution :
Macquarie Univ., North Ryde, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
Ultraviolet microchip cerium fluoride lasers have been demonstrated with high efficiency (up to 50%) and ultra-low threshold (∼1.4 μJ). These lasers represent simple compact wavelength converters to 306-331 nm for microchip Nd:YVO4 laser.
Keywords :
cerium; laser tuning; lithium compounds; microchip lasers; optical wavelength conversion; ultraviolet sources; 1.4 muJ; 306 to 331 nm; Ce3+:LiLuF laser; LiLuF:Ce; Nd:YVO4 laser; YVO4:Nd; cerium fluoride lasers; compact wavelength converters; high efficiency lasers; microchip laser; tunable laser; ultralow threshold lasers; ultraviolet laser; Cerium; Couplers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Microchip lasers; Optical pulses; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1547943