Title :
Visible and ultraviolet semiconductor disk lasers
Author :
Dawson, Martin D.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics, Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
The paper reviews the status of semiconductor disk lasers (SDL) at visible and ultraviolet wavelengths. This includes the direct generation of visible light from AlInGaP/GaAs SDL\´s under solid-state or GaN diode laser pumping; intracavity second harmonic generation (SHG) of these systems for ultraviolet generation around 340 nm; intracavity SHG of InGaAs/GaAs and GalnNAs/GaAs systems for blue, green, yellow and red; intracavity sum frequency mixing in either "all SDL" or "hybrid SDL/solid-state" laser systems; and fourth harmonic generation (to -244 nm) by a combination of intracavity and resonant external cavity doubling.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; microcavity lasers; microdisc lasers; multiwave mixing; optical harmonic generation; AlInGaP-GaAs; GaInNAs-GaAs; InGaAs-GaAs; fourth harmonic generation; intracavity second harmonic generation; intracavity sum frequency mixing; semiconductor disk laser-solid state laser systems; ultraviolet semiconductor disk lasers; visible semiconductor disk lasers; Diode lasers; Frequency conversion; Gallium arsenide; Gallium nitride; Hybrid power systems; Laser excitation; Optical harmonic generation; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Solid state circuits;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5192045
