Cw mode-locked deep UV pulses at an average power of 1.8 W

被引:6
作者
Garcia, JC [1 ]
Newman, AK
Liu, JM
Lee, MC
机构
[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Elect Engn, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
[2] Natl Chiao Tung Univ, Dept Electrophys, Hsinchu 30050, Taiwan
来源
JOURNAL OF OPTICS A-PURE AND APPLIED OPTICS | 2000年 / 2卷 / 06期
关键词
nonlinear optics; frequency conversion; second-harmonic generation; fourth-harmonic generation;
D O I
10.1088/1464-4258/2/6/101
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report a cw mode-locked train of similar to3.6 ps deep UV pulses with an average power of up to 1.8 W at 263 nm. This UV source is the result of two-stage, single-pass fourth-harmonic generation of an additive-pulse mode-locked Nd:YLF laser using KTP and BBO crystals. Conversion efficiencies of up to 47% from 1.053 mum to 527 nm and up to 39% from 527 to 263 nm have been observed.
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页码:L41 / L43
页数:3
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