Title :
Diode-pumped sub-ns ultraviolet laser system operating at 1 MHz
Author :
Forget, Sébastien ; Balembois, François ; Druon, Frédéric ; Lucas-Leclin, Gaélle ; Georges, Patrick
Author_Institution :
Lab. Charles Fabry de I´´lnst. d´´Optique, Univ. Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
Abstract :
In this paper we present an original solution based on bulk elements to demonstrate a compact UV source operating at 1 MHz with sub-nanosecond pulses: we first demonstrate a compact frequency tripled passively Q-switched amplified microchip Nd:YVO4 laser providing 355 nm radiation, and we also present a PPLN-based optical parametric generator to reach broad tunability in the red, and route to 23 nm tunability in the ultraviolet around 330 nm.
Keywords :
Q-switching; high-speed optical techniques; laser tuning; lithium compounds; microchip lasers; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical parametric amplifiers; yttrium compounds; 1 MHz; 355 nm; LiNbO3; PPLN-based optical parametric generator; YVO4:Nd; broad laser tunability; diode-pumped sub-ns ultraviolet laser system; frequency tripled laser; passively Q-switched amplified microchip Nd:YVO4 laser; Diodes; Doped fiber amplifiers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Microchip lasers; Optical amplifiers; Optical harmonic generation; Power amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312083
