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

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

10-13 Nov 1997

Firstpage

98

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3895-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1997.630536

Filename

630536