Title :
High performance Ce3+:LiSrAlF6/LiCaAlF6 UV lasers with extended tunability
Author :
Pinto, J.F. ; Esterowitz, L. ; Quarles, G.J.
Author_Institution :
US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
11/9/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Improved gain-switched laser operation of cerium-doped LiCaAlF6(Ce3+:LiCAF) and LiSrAlF6(Ce 3+:LiSAF) crystals is described. Pumping with the quadrupled Nd:YAG laser at 266nm, the Ce3+:LiCAF laser delivers an output energy of 10.2 mJ at an operating wavelength of 288 nm, with a corresponding slope efficiency of 28%, and tunability from 281 to 315 nm. For the Ce3+:LiSAF laser, an energy of 5.4 mJ at 290 nm, slope efficiency of 16%, and tuning range extending from 283-313 nm are obtained
Keywords :
Q-switching; aluminium compounds; calcium compounds; cerium compounds; laser beams; laser tuning; lithium compounds; optical pumping; solid lasers; strontium compounds; 10.2 mJ; 16 percent; 266 nm; 28 percent; 281 to 315 nm; 283 to 313 nm; 288 nm; 290 nm; 5.4 mJ; Ce3+:LiCaAlF6; Ce3+:LiSrAlF6; LiCaAlF6:Ce; LiSrAlF6:Ce; UV lasers; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; extended tunability; gain-switched laser operation; high performance lasers; operating wavelength; output energy; pumping; quadrupled Nd:YAG laser; slope efficiency; tunability; tuning range;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19951395
