Title :
Suppression of optical damage in second harmonic generation of Nd:YAG laser using cerium-doped KTP
Author :
Saito, Norihito ; Kato, Mayumi ; Sakurai, Kazuhiro ; Murayama, Yasuhiko ; Katsumata, Masaki ; Wada, Satoshi
Author_Institution :
Solid-State Opt. Sci. Res. Unit, RIKEN, Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
65% optical-to-optical conversion efficiency was achieved in second harmonic generation of a Nd:YAG laser using 9-ppm cerium-doped KTP. Optical damage was fully suppressed and output power was maintained with heating at 145 degrees Celcius.
Keywords :
cerium; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; potassium compounds; solid lasers; 145 degC; 65 percent; KTiOPO4:Ce; Nd:YAG laser; Y3Al5O12:Nd; cerium-doped KTP; optical damage suppression; optical-to-optical conversion efficiency; second harmonic generation; Cerium; Chemical lasers; Frequency conversion; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Solid state circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202383