4.7-W, 255-nm source based on second-harmonic generation of a copper-vapor laser in cesium lithium borate

Rodney I. Trickett*, Michael J. Withford, D. J. W. Brown

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    Abstract

    We have generated 4.7 W of UV (255-nm) radiation with wall plug efficiency of 0.12% by frequency doubling the green (511-nm) output of a kinetically enhanced medium-scale copper-vapor laser (CVL) in cesium lithium borate (CLBO). Frequency doubling in β-barium borate 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.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)189-191
    Number of pages3
    JournalOptics Letters
    Volume23
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 1998

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