Title :
Generation of synchronized ultraviolet and red femtosecond pulses by intracavity frequency doubling
Author :
Focht, Glenn ; Downer, M.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
An ultraviolet femtosecond pulse train of milliwatt average power and 100-MHz repetition rate is extracted from a colliding-pulse mode-locked dye laser by intracavity frequency doubling in KDP crystal. The ultraviolet and visible outputs, which are comparable in power and pulse duration, are perfectly synchronized with each other.<>
Keywords :
dye lasers; laser beams; optical harmonic generation; KDP; KH2PO4; colliding-pulse mode-locked dye laser; intracavity frequency doubling; pulse duration; pulse generation; red femtosecond pulses; ultraviolet femtosecond pulse train; Frequency synchronization; Laser beams; Laser mode locking; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Ring lasers; Ultrafast electronics; Ultrafast optics;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
