Efficient, high-repetition rate, blue source using a compact CR:LiSAF laser

Agate, B. and Kemp, A. and Brown, C.T.A. and Keller, U. and Sibbett, W.; (2002) Efficient, high-repetition rate, blue source using a compact CR:LiSAF laser. In: Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 338-339. ISBN 1557527067 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034058)

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Abstract

Summary form only given. We report a compact, directly diode-pumped Cr:LiSAF laser as an alternative pump source. This laser has an electrical-to-optical efficiency in excess of 1% and produces transform-limited pulses of ∼150 fs in duration at ∼865 nm. The average power is 35 mW and the repetition rate is ∼250 MHz, which implies modest peak powers of less than 1 kW. At these low power levels, efficient frequency doubling usually requires complex arrangements, especially if the pulse duration is to be preserved. In this paper we describe the use of a relatively thick doubling crystal in a single-pass, extra-cavity arrangement. Although the second harmonic pulses suffer temporal broadening, this represents an effective way to achieve efficient frequency conversion in a simplified configuration. The nonlinear crystal was potassium niobate (KNbO3) cut for non-critical phase matching at 860 nm and 22°C.

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Agate, B., Kemp, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1076-3138, Brown, C.T.A., Keller, U. and Sibbett, W.;
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