Title :
Tunable UV Generation from Extended Cavity DVD Laser Diode and Nonlinear Optical Crystal
Author :
Vesarach, P. ; Nonaka, K. ; Ohara, K.
Author_Institution :
Kochi University of Technology, Japan
Abstract :
Extended cavity DVD-LD created from diffraction grating is used in coherent SHG process. There is 2.4 times increase in generated UV power. Also, the UV wavelength tuning range from 329.5 to 332 nm is achieved.
Keywords :
BBO crystal; Second Harmonic Generation (SHG); diffraction grating; extended cavity; laser diode; wavelength tunability; DVD; Diffraction gratings; Diode lasers; Laser tuning; Nonlinear optics; Optical diffraction; Optical harmonic generation; Optical tuning; Power generation; Tunable circuits and devices; BBO crystal; Second Harmonic Generation (SHG); diffraction grating; extended cavity; laser diode; wavelength tunability;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9242-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569584