Nonlinear frequency conversion with passively Q-switched microchip lasers

Author

Zayhowski, J.J.

Author_Institution

Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

2-7 June 1996

Firstpage

236

Lastpage

237

Abstract

Summary form only given. To generate the UV harmonics of the microchip laser output, we used antireflection-coated pieces of BaB/sub 2/O/sub 4/ oriented for type-I phase matching. In all cases, the crystals were 5-mm long, had flat faces, and were placed in the output path of the Nd:YAG laser with nointervening optics. The 532-nm green radiation was doubled to produce 266-nm UV radiation with 20% energy efficiency.

Keywords

Q-switching; antireflection coatings; barium compounds; laser transitions; neodymium; optical films; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; solid lasers; 20 percent; 266 nm; 5 mm; 532 nm; BaB/sub 2/O/sub 4/; Nd:YAG laser; UV harmonic generation; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; antireflection-coated pieces; energy efficiency; flat faces; microchip laser output; nm UV radiation; nm green radiation; nointervening optics; nonlinear frequency conversion; output path; passively Q-switched microchip lasers; type-I phase matching; Couplings; Frequency conversion; Microchip lasers; Mirrors; Optical reflection; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Servomechanisms; Solid lasers; Wavelength conversion;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-443-2

Type

conf

Filename

864608