Title :
Efficient femtosecond pulse generation in the blue using BiB/sub 3/O/sub 6/
Author :
Ghotbi, M. ; Kityk, I.V. ; Majchrowski, A. ; Michalski, E. ; Ebrahimzadeh, M.
Author_Institution :
Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
Efficient second harmonic generation of femtosecond pulses into the blue is reported in BiB/sub 3/O/sub 6/. Single-pass conversion efficiencies of 53% and average powers of 235 mW have been obtained in 50-fs pulses at 85 MHz repetition-rate.
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical pulse generation; 235 mW; 50 fs; 53 percent; 85 MHz; BiB/sub 3/O/sub 6/; femtosecond pulse generation; second harmonic generation; single-pass conversion efficiencies;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
