EXTERNAL FREQUENCY-CONVERSION OF CW MODE-LOCKED TI-AL2O3 LASER-RADIATION

被引:57
作者
NEBEL, A
BEIGANG, R
机构
[1] Fachbereich Physik, Universität Kaiserslautern, Kaiserlautern, D-6750
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10.1364/OL.16.001729
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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Efficient frequency conversion of cw mode-locked Ti:Al2O3 laser radiation using lithium triborate, beta-barium borate, and lithium iodate crystals as the nonlinear material is demonstrated. Second-, third-, and fourth-harmonic generation results in tunable blue and ultraviolet radiation down to 205 nm with transform-limited pulses and pulse lengths below 1 ps. Maximum average powers (repetition rate 82 MHz) of 700 mW at 400 nm, 120 mW at 272 nm, and 10 mW at 210 nm were obtained. The effects of group-velocity dispersion have to be taken into account to optimize the different frequency-conversion processes.
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