Low-threshold miniature Ce:LiCAF lasers

D. J. Spence; H. Liu; D. W. Coutts

doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2005.12.070

Low-threshold miniature Ce:LiCAF lasers

D. J. Spence^*, H. Liu, D. W. Coutts

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We present a miniature Ce:LiCAF laser with extremely low threshold used as a tunable wavelength converter for an inexpensive Nd:YVO₄ microchip laser. Untuned, the laser operates with a threshold of 200 nJ and an absolute efficiency of 31%. Using an intra-cavity prism, continuous tuning from 283 to 314 nm is observed. These sources are well suited for applications in biological and chemical detection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	238-240
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	262
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2005.12.070
Publication status	Published - 15 Jun 2006

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