Title :
Efficient frequency conversion of tunable cw mode locked ps pulses in the visible and near infrared spectral region
Author :
Socha, U. ; Hussong, J. ; Beigang, R.
Author_Institution :
Fachbereich Phys., Kaiserslautern Univ., Germany
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1994
Abstract :
In this contribution we report on the generation of tunable picosecond pulses in the wavelength range from 620 nm to 668 nm, 725 nm to 900 nm, and 2.6 μm to 4 μm by KNbO3 crystal frequency conversion processes between the cw mode locked radiation of a NaCl:OH color center laser and a Nd:YAG laser which is also used as the pump source for the color center laser. As a consequence, there are no synchronization problems between the two mixing sources and the total system is reliable very easy to operate
Keywords :
potassium compounds; 2.6 to 4 mum; 620 to 668 nm; 725 to 900 nm; KNbO3; KNbO3 crystal frequency conversion processes; NaCl:OH; NaCl:OH color center laser; Nd:YAG laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; color center laser; cw mode locked radiation; frequency conversion; mixing sources; near infrared spectral region; pump source; synchronization problems; tunable cw mode locked ps pulses; tunable picosecond pulse generation; visible spectral region; Color; Frequency conversion; Laser mode locking; Laser tuning; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1994. LEOS '94 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1470-0
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1994.586658
