Development of UV solid state laser sources based on cerium activated crystals

Daniele Alderighi; Guido Toci; Matteo Vannini; Marina Mazzoni; Mauro Tonelli; Daniela Parisi; Hiroki Sato; Martin Niklc

doi:10.1117/12.633723

7 June 2005 Development of UV solid state laser sources based on cerium activated crystals

Daniele Alderighi, Guido Toci, Matteo Vannini, Marina Mazzoni, Mauro Tonelli, Daniela Parisi, Hiroki Sato, Martin Niklc

Proceedings Volume 5850, Advanced Laser Technologies 2004; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.633723
Event: Advanced Laser Technologies 2004, 2004, Rome and Frascati, Italy

Abstract

In this work we present some laser experimental achievements obtained with the Ce:LiCaA1F₆ (Ce:LiCAF) active medium. The Ce:LiCAF belongs to the family of fluorides Ce³⁺ activated, which emit in the near UV with tunable emission. In particular it emits in the band 280-315 nm. The laser action was obtained by pumping Ce:LiCAF with frequency quadrupled Nd:YLF and Nd:YAG lasers. We developed a multi-kHz tunable laser with high quality beam, tunable in the range 280-315 nm and with an average power exceeding hundred of mW, pumping with a pulsed Nd:YLF laser. Due to the high quality of Ce:LiCAF crystal we grew, we were able to obtain the highest ever reported slope efficiency. We achieved also the highest ever reported energy of 26 mJ for a Ce:LiCAF tunable oscillator pumping with a single low repetition rate Nd:YAG IVth harmonic laser. The wavelength coverage is further extended in the range 225-230 nm by means of nonlinear frequency mixing of the Ce:LiCAF output with the residual emission of the fundamental wavelength of the Nd:YAG laser.

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Daniele Alderighi, Guido Toci, Matteo Vannini, Marina Mazzoni, Mauro Tonelli, Daniela Parisi, Hiroki Sato, and Martin Niklc "Development of UV solid state laser sources based on cerium activated crystals", Proc. SPIE 5850, Advanced Laser Technologies 2004, (7 June 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.633723

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