Title :
30-mJ, 30-Hz, and 300-nm ultraviolet laser source generated by a frequency-tripled Ti:sapphire laser [for DIAL]
Author :
Songsheng Chen ; Petway, L.B. ; Meadows, B.L. ; Elsayed, K.A. ; Marsh, W.D. ; Edwards, W.C. ; Barnes, J.C.
Author_Institution :
Sci. & Technol. Corp., Hampton, VA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. A compact, frequency-tripled, and 30-Hz Ti:sapphire laser at 900 nm has been developed. The laser provides more than 30-mJ ultraviolet output pulse energy at 300 nm and will be used in an airborne ozone differential absorption lidar.
Keywords :
laser tuning; optical harmonic generation; optical phase matching; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; solid lasers; titanium; 30 mJ; 300 nm; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/:Ti; compact laser; differential absorption lidar; energy conversion efficiency; frequency-tripled Ti:sapphire laser; injection seeding; nonlinear crystals; ozone measurement; phase-matching configuration; ultraviolet laser source; Energy conversion; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser stability; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-662-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2001.948100
