Title :
Intense solid state UV laser source using a novel harmonic generation scheme
Author :
Kung, A.H. ; Knittel, Joachim
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Atomic & Molecular Sci., Acad. Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
This paper reports on a new approach wherein a single external ring cavity is used to enhance the efficiency in fourth harmonic generation of an infrared Nd:YAG solid state laser by incorporating two doubling stages inside one cavity. The principal idea is to trap the second harmonic radiation generated in the first doubling stage inside the cavity. Ideally, then, the frequency-doubled radiation circulates within the cavity until it is completely converted to the fourth harmonic
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; ring lasers; solid lasers; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; doubling stages; first doubling stage; fourth harmonic; fourth harmonic generation; frequency-doubled radiation; harmonic generation scheme; infrared Nd:YAG solid state laser; intense solid state UV laser source; single external ring cavity; Crystals; Diodes; Frequency conversion; Laser modes; Laser theory; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Ring lasers; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3895-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1997.630536
