Title :
An efficient frequency-quadrupling scheme for generating femtosecond UV radiation near 200 nm
Author :
Kulatilaka, Waruna D. ; Roy, Sandip ; Gord, James R.
Author_Institution :
Spectral Energies LLC, Dayton, OH, USA
Abstract :
We design and demonstrate an efficient fourth-harmonic generation scheme for obtaining femtosecond pulses near 200 nm from the output of a moderately tunable Ti:sapphire ultrafast amplifier. Overall per pulse conversion efficiency of 1.8% is reported.
Keywords :
laser beam effects; laser tuning; optical harmonic generation; optical pulse generation; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; femtosecond UV radiation generation; femtosecond pulses; fourth-harmonic generation scheme; frequency-quadrupling scheme; pulse conversion efficiency; tunable Ti:sapphire ultrafast amplifier; wavelength 200 nm; Atomic clocks; Fires; Hydrogen; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
