A 10 kHz Ce : LiSAF laser pumped by the sum-frequency-mixed output of a copper vapour laser

Authors
McGonigle, AJS Coutts, DW Girard, S Moncorge, R
Citation
Ajs. Mcgonigle et al., A 10 kHz Ce : LiSAF laser pumped by the sum-frequency-mixed output of a copper vapour laser, OPT COMMUN, 193(1-6), 2001, pp. 233-236
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
00304018 → ACNP
Volume
193
Issue
1-6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
233 - 236
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(20010615)193:1-6<233:A1KC:L>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
We report what we believe is the first Ce:LiSAF laser pumped by the 271 nm sum-frequency-mixed output of a copper vapour laser. The 10 kHz pulse-repet ition-frequency (PRF) free-lasing Ce:LiSAF laser yielded a maximum output p ower of 70 mW, with a slope efficiency of 21%. With a single prism tunabili ty from 285-295 nm was achieved, which is believed to be the first report o f tunable laser operation from a Ce:LiSAF laser, operating at high (multi-k Hz) PRFs. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.