Single mode tunable all solid-state UV laser at the 281.6 nm clock transition of 199Hg+

Author

Schmitt, Thorsten ; Puppe, Thomas A. ; Nendel, Andreas ; Lison, Frank ; Kaenders, Wilhelm G. ; Le Flohic, Marc

Author_Institution

TOPTICA Photonics AG, Munich, Germany

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

A frequency-quadrupled fiber-amplified semiconductor master oscillator provides 32 mW tunable CW power at the 281.6 nm clock transition of 119Hg+. Master-line width and tunability are maintained for the UV light while amplifier added background is suppressed.

Keywords

laser stability; laser transitions; laser tuning; mercury (metal); optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; ultraviolet sources; Hg; all solid-state UV laser; clock transition; fiber-amplified semiconductor master oscillator; frequency quadruple; laser tuning; master-line width; power 32 mW; single mode laser; wavelength 281.6 nm; Clocks; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Oscillators; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits; Tunable circuits and devices; (140.3610) Lasers, ultraviolet; (190.2620) Harmonic generation and mixing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Type

conf

Filename

5224304