Short pulse, diode pumped, passively Q-switched Nd:YAG laser at 946 nm quadrupled for UV production
O. P. Kimmelma, I. Tittonen, S. C. Buchter
Abstract
We report on a compact UV-laser with a short pulse length of 1.9 ns at 236 nm. A passively Q-switched quasi-three-level Nd:YAG laser at 946 nm acts as the pump source. UV pulses are produced by two consecutive single-pass frequency doubling events, the first one from IR to blue with a BIBO crystal and the second one from blue to deep-UV with a beta-BBO crystal. Conversion efficiency from 946 nm to 473 nm is 28% and from blue to UV 7%. Average power for UV is 7.6 mW with a energy and peak power of 230 nJ, and 120 W respectively.
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O. P. Kimmelma, I. Tittonen, S. C. Buchter, "Short pulse, diode pumped, passively Q-switched Nd:YAG laser at 946 nm quadrupled for UV production", J. Europ. Opt. Soc. Rap. Public. 08008 Vol 3 (2008)
DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.2971/jeos.2008.08008