EFFICIENT, SINGLE-AXIAL MODE OSCILLATION OF A BETA-BARIUM BORATE OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATOR PUMPED BY AN EXCIMER LASER

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ROBERTSON, G
HENDERSON, A
DUNN, MH
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[1] J. F. Allen Physics Research Laboratory, St. Andrews University, North Haugh, St. Andrews, Fife
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10.1063/1.109345
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Intracavity etalons have been used to obtain single axial mode oscillation of a beta barium borate optical parametric oscillator pumped at 308 nm by a XeCl excimer laser. Two high finesse etalons were sufficient to select a single axial mode of the resonant signal wave over a tuning range 400-560 nm with the increase in oscillation threshold due to etalon insertion being kept below 1.5 times. Addition of a grating enabled single axial mode oscillation to be maintained out to degeneracy (616 nm).
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