Continuous-wave ultraviolet generation at 261.3 nm by intracavity frequency doubling of a laser diode pumped green emitting Pr:LiYF4 laser

Author

Gün, T. ; Richter, A. ; Heumann, E. ; Huber, G.

Author_Institution

Inst. fur Laser-Phys., Univ. of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

fYear

2009

fDate

14-19 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

This paper report on cw UV generation by intracavity frequency doubling of a laser diode pumped Praseodymium (Pr)-doped:YLF laser operating at 523.6 nm. A lens of 50 mm focal length was used to focus the pump beam into the laser crystal. For the generation of UV radiation a beta-barium-borate (BBO)-crystal was placed in the beam waist of the cavity, located between mirrors.

Keywords

barium compounds; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; lenses; lithium compounds; optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; praseodymium; solid lasers; BaB₂O₄; LiYF₄:Pr; beta-barium-borate crystal; continuous-wave ultraviolet generation; intercavity frequency doubling; laser crystal; laser diode pumped green emitting laser; lens focal length; mirror; size 50 mm; wavelength 261.3 nm; wavelength 523.6 nm; Diode lasers; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pumping; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4079-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4080-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5191995

Filename

5191995