Title :
Ultraviolet solid state laser development
Author :
Pinto, Joseph F. ; Esterowitz, Leon
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The cerium-doped colquiriite lasers, Ce 3+:LiCaAlF6 (LiCAF) and Ce3+:LiSrAlF 6 (LiSAF), have emerged as convenient, compact sources of tunable ultraviolet (uv) radiation. The notable features of these solid-state, vibronic laser systems include single-knob tuning, relative ease of use, and the capacity for being optically pumped with the frequency quadrupled output of a commercial Nd3+ laser
Keywords :
cerium; laser beam applications; laser tuning; optical pumping; solid lasers; spectroscopic light sources; Ce3+:LiCaAlF6; Ce3+:LiSrAlF6; LiCaAlF6:Ce; LiSrAlF6:Ce; Nd3+ laser; cerium-doped colquiriite lasers; compact sources; frequency quadrupled output; laser tuning; optically pumped; single-knob tuning; solid-state vibronic laser systems; tunable ultraviolet laser radiation; ultraviolet solid state laser development; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Neodymium; Optical pumping; Optical tuning; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3895-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1997.645515
