Title :
Compact diode-pumped Nd:YAG/BaWO4 Raman laser
Author :
Jelinkova, Helena ; Cerny, Pavel ; Zendzian, Waldemar ; Jabczynski, Jan ; Sulc, Jan
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Nucl. Sci. & Phys. Eng., Czech Tech. Univ., Prague, Czech Republic
Abstract :
Compact diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) lasers with utilised nonlinear frequency converters are attractive radiation sources in new spectral regions. Solid state crystals suitable for stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) can be used for frequency conversion of high-peak power laser pulses. The research on this subject has developed rapidly over the past few years, and it has been reviewed in a detailed report. Barium tungstate (BaWO4) was identified as a unique medium having a high Raman gain value for pump pulses of picosecond to nanosecond duration. The goal of this work was a development of a diode-pumped solid-state laser with a Raman frequency converter incorporated into a compact device.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; high-speed optical techniques; neodymium; optical frequency conversion; optical pumping; solid lasers; stimulated Raman scattering; BaWO4; Raman frequency converter; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; compact device; compact diode-pumped Nd:YAG/BaWO4 Raman laser; diode-pumped solid-state laser; frequency conversion; high Raman gain value; high-peak power laser pulses; nanosecond duration; nonlinear frequency converters; picosecond duration; pump pulses; radiation sources; solid state crystals; spectral regions; Barium; Crystals; Diodes; Frequency conversion; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Raman scattering; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159466
