Czochralski-grown large Ce:LiCAF crystal for efficient UV laser with output up to 60-mJ

Author

Liu, Z. ; Izumida, S. ; Ono, S. ; Ohtake, H. ; Sarukura, N. ; Shimamura, K. ; Mujilatu, N. ; Baldochi, S.L. ; Fukuda, T.

Author_Institution

Inst. for Molecular Sci., Okazaki, Japan

Volume

3

fYear

1999

fDate

Aug. 30 1999-Sept. 3 1999

Firstpage

684

Abstract

The Ce/sup 3+/:LiCaAlF/sub 6/ (Ce:LiCAF) laser has emerged as a convenient, compact, tunable ultraviolet source in the spectral region from 281 to 315 nm. For expanding applications of the Ce:LiCAF lasers, the output energy scalability is the significant issue. Previously, Pinto et al in the US Naval Research Laboratory and our group in IMS reported around 15-mT output from Ce:LiCAF lasers using rather small crystals. In this presentation, we talk about the growth of large Ce:LiCAF crystals and 60 mJ pulse generation from a Ce:LiCAF laser that operated at 289 nm at 10-Hz.

Keywords

aluminium compounds; calcium compounds; cerium; crystal growth from melt; lithium compounds; solid lasers; 10 Hz; 289 nm; 60 mJ; Ce/sup 3+/:LiCaAlF/sub 6/; Ce:LiCAF crystal; Czochralski-grown; LiCaAlF/sub 6/:Ce; efficient UV laser; tunable ultraviolet source; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Furnaces; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Lenses; Optical materials; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO/Pacific Rim '99. The Pacific Rim Conference on

Conference_Location

Seoul, South Korea

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5661-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.817781

Filename

817781