Title :
Tunable, continuous-wave, single-frequency ultraviolet source based on BiB3O6
Author :
Devi, Kavita ; Chaitanya Kumar, S. ; Ebrahim-Zadeh, Majid
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Cienc. Fotoniques, Castelldefels, Spain
Abstract :
We report a single-frequency cw UV source tunable across 333-345nm using BiB3O6 as the nonlinear material, generating 21.6mW of UV power at 339.7nm, with >15mW over 64% of the UV tuning range in high-beam quality.
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; laser beams; laser tuning; nonlinear optics; optical materials; solid lasers; spectroscopic light sources; BiB3O6; UV power; UV tuning range; continuous-wave ultraviolet source; high-beam quality; nonlinear material; power 21.6 mW; single-frequency ultraviolet source; tunable single-frequency cw UV source; tunable ultraviolet source; wavelength 333 nm to 345 nm; wavelength 339.7 nm; Crystals; Frequency conversion; Mirrors; Thermal stability; Tuning; Ultraviolet sources;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA