Highly efficient ultra-low threshold miniature cerium fluoride lasers generating sub-nanosecond pulses at 287nm and 311nm

Hua Liu; David J. Spence; David W. Coutts

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Highly efficient ultra-low threshold miniature cerium fluoride lasers generating sub-nanosecond pulses at 287nm and 311nm

Hua Liu^*, David J. Spence, David W. Coutts

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Ultraviolet (UV) miniature cerium fluoride lasers have been demonstrated using a low cost, frequency-quadrupled microchip Nd:YVO₄ pump laser. The concept of miniature configuration of the cavities was shown to improve the laser performance in the low pump power region. Using a 10 μJ, 266nm pump pulse, we have obtained output energies of 3.5μJ at 287nm and 0.65 μJ at 311nm. The slope efficiencies were 45% and 35%, and the pump thresholds 2 μJ and 0.8 μJ respectively. Tunable operation of these lasers provides a simple compact wavelength converter from 266 nm to 282-333 nm.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Editors	Hanna J. Hoffman, Ramesh K. Shori
Place of Publication	Bellingham, Wash.
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	1-8
Number of pages	8
Volume	6100
ISBN (Print)	0819461423, 9780819461421
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.647660
Publication status	Published - 2006
Event	Solid State Lasers XV: Technology and Devices - San Jose, CA, United States Duration: 23 Jan 2006 → 26 Jan 2006

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Other	Solid State Lasers XV: Technology and Devices
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Jose, CA
Period	23/01/06 → 26/01/06

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Liu, H, Spence, DJ & Coutts, DW 2006, Highly efficient ultra-low threshold miniature cerium fluoride lasers generating sub-nanosecond pulses at 287nm and 311nm. in HJ Hoffman & RK Shori (eds), Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. vol. 6100, 610007, SPIE, Bellingham, Wash., pp. 1-8, Solid State Lasers XV: Technology and Devices, San Jose, CA, United States, 23/01/06. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.647660

Highly efficient ultra-low threshold miniature cerium fluoride lasers generating sub-nanosecond pulses at 287nm and 311nm. / Liu, Hua; Spence, David J.; Coutts, David W.
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. ed. / Hanna J. Hoffman; Ramesh K. Shori. Vol. 6100 Bellingham, Wash.: SPIE, 2006. p. 1-8 610007.

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