Broadband lasing and nonlinear conversion of radiation from LiF : F-2(+) and LiF : F-2(-) colour centre lasers

Authors
Fedorov, VV Zverev, PG Basiev, TT
Citation
Vv. Fedorov et al., Broadband lasing and nonlinear conversion of radiation from LiF : F-2(+) and LiF : F-2(-) colour centre lasers, QUANTUM EL, 31(4), 2001, pp. 285-289
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
ISSN journal
10637818 → ACNP
Volume
31
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
285 - 289
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-7818(200104)31:4<285:BLANCO>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Broadband LiF:F-2(+) and LiF:F-2(-) colour centre lasers are studied theore tically and experimentally. The cavities of these lasers ensure spatial wav elength selection. The lasers generate nanosecond pulses in the near-infrar ed range with a spectrum wider than 1300 cm(-1). As a result of optimisatio n of the optical layout and selection of proper nonlinear crystals, the bro adband laser radiation with a spectral width of more than 1300 cm(-1) is ef ficiently and simultaneously converted into the second harmonic in a nonlin ear LiIO3 crystal and into the fourth harmonic, in a nonlinear BBO crystal.