EFFICIENT WAVELENGTH CONVERSION WITH HIGH-POWER PASSIVELY Q-SWITCHED DIODE-PUMPED NEODYMIUM LASERS

Authors
AGNESI A DELLACQUA S PICCININI E REALI G PICCINNO G
Citation
A. Agnesi et al., EFFICIENT WAVELENGTH CONVERSION WITH HIGH-POWER PASSIVELY Q-SWITCHED DIODE-PUMPED NEODYMIUM LASERS, IEEE journal of quantum electronics, 34(8), 1998, pp. 1480-1484
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE journal of quantum electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189197
Volume
34
Issue
8
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1480 - 1484
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9197(1998)34:8<1480:EWCWHP>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Powerful CW diode-pumped Nd:YAG and Nd:YVO4 lasers Q-switched by Cr:YA G saturable absorbers demonstrate efficient (30%-60%) harmonic and par ametric conversion, generating hundreds of milliwatts from ultraviolet to mid-infrared.