4.7-W, 255-NM SOURCE BASED ON 2ND-HARMONIC GENERATION OF A COPPER-VAPOR LASER IN CESIUM LITHIUM BORATE

Authors
TRICKETT RI WITHFORD MJ BROWN DJW
Citation
Ri. Trickett et al., 4.7-W, 255-NM SOURCE BASED ON 2ND-HARMONIC GENERATION OF A COPPER-VAPOR LASER IN CESIUM LITHIUM BORATE, Optics letters, 23(3), 1998, pp. 189-191
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01469592
Volume
23
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
189 - 191
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(1998)23:3<189:42SBO2>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We have generated 4.7 W of UV (255-nm) radiation with wall plug effici ency of 0.12% by frequency doubling the green (511-nm) output of a kin etically enhanced medium-scale copper-vapor laser (CVL) in cesium lith ium berate (CLBO). Frequency doubling in beta-barium berate produced 3 .9 W of UV radiation with wall plug efficiency of 0.1%. We found that conversion was better with CLBO because of the reduced constraints on CVL beam quality, less UV absorption, and smaller UV walk-off. (C) 199 8 Optical Society of America. OCIS codes: 190.2620, 140.3610.