Title :
Multifunctional laser crystal
Author :
Capmany, J. ; Pereda, J.A. ; Coves, A. ; Bermudez, V. ; Diéguez, E.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Miguel Hernandez, Elche, Spain
Abstract :
We present results of a laser crystal performing both as a broad-band heterodyne frequency converter for tunable CW lasers, and as a crystal which generates up to 8 visible cw laser waves simultaneously, including red, green and blue from a single-wavelength pump source. The crystal is a 3 mm long lithium niobate crystal doped with Nd3+ laser-active ions.
Keywords :
laser tuning; lithium compounds; neodymium; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; 3 mm; CW laser wave generation; LiNbO3:Nd; broad-band heterodyne frequency converter; laser-active ion; lithium niobate crystal; multifunctional laser crystal; single-wavelength pump source; tunable CW laser; Crystals; Frequency conversion; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Microchip lasers; Polarization; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312289
