Title :
Diode-pumped tunable cerium UV lasers
Author :
Petersen, Alan B.
Author_Institution :
Spectra Phys. Lasers Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA
Abstract :
The work reported here is the first effort to combine a modern, high repetition rate, diode-pumped Nd laser with a Ce:LiCAF or Ce:LiSAF laser in an all solid-state tunable UV laser system.
Keywords :
cerium; laser tuning; optical pumping; solid lasers; Ce:LiCAF laser; Ce:LiSAF laser; LiCaAlF/sub 6/:Ce; LiSrAlF/sub 6/:Ce; Nd laser; all solid-state system; diode-pumped tunable cerium UV laser; Cerium; Diodes; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3160-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1996.565140
