Title :
A hand-held ultraviolet laser by using a combination of a monolithic wavelength converter and an optical fiber
Author :
Hatano, S. ; Yoshimura, M. ; Mori, Y. ; Sasaki, T. ; Ito, S. ; Enomoto, Y.
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita
Abstract :
We demonstrate a 120-mW hand-held ultraviolet laser at 0.355 mum by attaching a monolithic wavelength converter at the output end of an optical fiber which is delivering a near-infrared laser light at 1.064 mum.
Keywords :
holey fibres; optical harmonic generation; optical wavelength conversion; photonic crystals; solid lasers; hand-held ultraviolet laser; monolithic wavelength converter; near-infrared laser light; optical fiber; power 120 mW; single-mode photonic crystal fiber; third-harmonic generation; wavelength 0.355 mum; wavelength 1.064 mum; Bandwidth; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical harmonic generation; Optical wavelength conversion; Temperature; X-ray lasers; (130.3120) Integrated optics devices; (140.7240) UV, XUV, and X-ray lasers; (190.2620) Frequency conversion; (190.4160) Multiharmonic generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628220
