Diode-end-pumped solid-state ultraviolet laser based on intracavity third-harmonic generation of 1.06 μm in YCa4O(BO3)3 crystal

被引:6
作者
Du, CL [1 ]
Wang, ZP [1 ]
Xu, GB [1 ]
Liu, JH [1 ]
Xu, XG [1 ]
Fu, K [1 ]
Wang, JY [1 ]
Shao, ZS [1 ]
机构
[1] Shandong Univ, State Key Lab Crystal Mat, Jinan 250100, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
sum-frequency mixing; third-harmonic generation; YCOB;
D O I
10.1016/S0030-3992(02)00101-9
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Intracavity type-I sum-frequency mixing of 1.06 mum and 532 nm with a (theta,phi) = (106degrees,77.2degrees)-cut YCOB crystal was performed in a compact laser-diode-pumped solid-state laser. Three type-II phase-matching KTP crystals with different length were used to generate 532 nm light by frequency-doubling of 1.06 mum. The 355 nm output power was measured with the three KTP crystals for Q-switched and continuous-wave (CW) operation, respectively. The maximum ultraviolet output power of 1305 M was obtained with a 15 mm KTP crystal for CW operation, while the maximum ultraviolet average output power of 124 mW was obtained with a 10 mm KTP crystal for Q-switched operation. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:695 / 698
页数:4
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