Harmonic and sum-frequency generation of pulsed laser radiation in BBO,LBO, and KD*P

The optical properties of the nonlinear crystals lithium borate (LBO), barium borate (BBO) and deuterated potassium phosphate (KD*P) are compared for second and third harmonic generation of Nd:YAG laser radiation. In an experimental investigation the conversion efficiency has been measured as a function of the energy density of 8 ns long laser pulses, generated by a commercial Nd:YAG oscillator-amplifier system. In LBO and BBO the second harmonic generation saturates at an energy density of about 1.5 J cm^–2 at efficiencies of 55–60%. In KD*P comparable efficiencies (40–55%) require energy densities of 2–2.6 J cm^–2. Similar results are obtained for frequency tripling. In LBO and BBO saturated efficiencies of 20–25% are measured at an energy density of about 1.5 J cm^–2. In KD*P efficiencies of 20% are obtained at energy densities exceeding 2 J cm^–2. Besides for doubling and tripling of Nd:YAG laser radiation the phase-matching is calculated for frequency conversion of tunable laser light. The results demonstrate that in LBO and BBO phase-matched sum-frequency mixing of UV and infrared laser light generates tunable radiation at wavelengths as short as the transmission cut-off at 160 nm and 190 nm, respectively.     

Non-critical phase-matched second harmonic generation in Gd<Subscript>x</Subscript>Y<Subscript>1-x</Subscript>COB

We have characterized non-critical phase-matching (NCPM) for both Type I and Type II second harmonic generation (SHG) in y-cut Gd_xY_1-xCOB using a nanosecond optical parametric oscillator (OPO). The variation of the NCPM wavelength with temperature was investigated for different values of the compositional parameter x. Efficient SHG of 1064 nm was achieved by choosing the suitable compositional parameter x=0.28 and by tuning the temperature of the crystal to 52 °C. Using a 25-mm-long Gd_0.28Y_0.72COB crystal, conversion efficiencies of 41 and 43% were obtained respectively from a mode-locked Nd:YAG and a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. PACS 42.25.Lc; 42.65.Ky; 42.70.Mp; 42.79.Nv     

Theoretical study of quasi-phase-matching fourth harmonic generation in periodically poled lithium tantalate

The direct fourth harmonic generation (FHG) is theoretically demonstrated based on quasi-phase-matching (QPM) configuration in periodically poled lithium tantalate (PPLT). The wavelength dependence of the period of FHG QPM gratings is calculated. Bandwidths of fundamental wavelength, temperature, and incident angle are also studied. A very wide bandwidth, as large as 119.5 nm, of fundamental wavelength near 3699 nm is found with the QPM period of 9.442 μm and the crystal length of 1 cm.     

Generation of UV radiation at 335.5 nm based on frequency-quadrupling of a diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser

The generation of ultraviolet （UV） light at 335.5 nm based on frequency quadrupling of a diode-end- pumped Q-switched Nd：YVO4 laser at 1342 nm was demonstrated. KTP crystal was used for generation of wavelength of 671 nm by intracavity doubling and LBO （BBO） crystal was exploited for the subsequent external fourth harmonic generation （FHG）. With 6.3-W absorbed pump power and 10-kHz frequency repetition rate, the UV output power of 35 and 63 mW were obtained by using LBO and BBO as frequency quadrupling nonlinear crystals, respectively. The experimental results show that the conversion efficiency （red-UV） of 6.4% for BBO crystal is higher than that of 3.5% for LBO crystal, but the UV beam quality obtained by LBO crystal is better than by BBO crystal.     

Characteristics of the temperature-tunable Nd:YAG/YVO4 Raman laser

We demonstrate a tunable crystalline Raman laser by varying the temperature of Raman crystal. Nd:YAG and YVO(4) crystals were selected as the laser and Raman gain media, respectively. The center wavelength of this Nd:YAG/YVO(4) Raman laser was tuned over a 0.49 nm range from 1175.76 to 1175.27 nm when the temperature of the Raman crystal was adjusted from 5 °C to 150 °C. The characteristics of this Raman laser including tunability, output power, and beam quality factors (M(2)) dependent on temperature were also studied in this paper.     

Generation of ultraviolet radiation with wide angular tolerance in cesium lithium borate crystal

Tangential phase-matching has been realised in cesium lithium borate (CLBO) crystal for the first time for the generation of fourth harmonic (266 nm) of Nd:YAG and third harmonic (226.7 nm) of a dye laser radiation by second harmonic generation and sum-frequency mixing with the angular tolerance as large as 22 mrad and 21 mrad respectively, over one of the interacting beams. An energy conversion efficiency of 15% for fourth harmonic generation is obtained with a 5.5 mm thick crystal and with the average pump powers only 170 and 70 mW. A set of Sellmeier dispersion equations for the CLBO crystal have also been formulated.     

Generation of tunable 187.9-196-nm radiation in beta-Ba(2)BO(4)

Tunable 187.9-196-nm vacuum-ultraviolet radiation was generated at room temperature in a beta barium borate crystal by sum-frequency mixing of Nd:YAG laser radiation and the second harmonic of a dye laser pumped by the second harmonic of the same Nd:YAG laser. By use of the advantageous noncollinear phase-matching configuration, a peak power of 1.3 kW was obtained at 194 nm with input power densities as low as 79MW/cm(2) for 1064-nm and 0.65MW/cm(2) for 237.3-nm radiation.     

双轴晶体LiB3O5和频与倍频转换特性的研究

本文在光学主轴坐标系下,对双轴晶体LiB3O5共线和频与倍频特性进行了计算与分析.给出了xy面应用tyyeⅠ相位匹配及yz面应用typeⅡ相位匹配情况下,基波波长与相位匹配角、有效非线性系数、离散角、容承角及基波频谱带宽的关系曲线,对LiB3O5晶体的实验与应用提供了有指导意义的理论结果.     

BBO晶体的五倍频

本文报道了用BBO晶体对Nd:YAG激光器输出的1064nm光的五倍频,获得了213nm的紫外输出,266nm转换至213nm的转换效率达48%.并用数值积分的方法从理论上分析了1064nm与266nm的混频过程,得出的结论与实验结果相符.     

Broadband Third-Harmonic Generation with a Composite KD*P Crystal

We predict that broadband efficient third-harmonic generation (THG) can be achieved with a frequency-doubling crystal and a novel composite KD*P tripler. The composite KD*P tripler is made of two partially deuterated KDP crystals with different deuteration levels by using the thermal bonding technique. The deuteration level of a partially deuterated KDP crystal is used as a degree of freedom to alter the phase-matching (PM) wavelength. Simulations show that the composite KD*P tripler can improve third-harmonic conversion efficiencies over a very wide band of input fundamental frequencies. In terms of robustness, alignment and stability, this THG scheme should be more promising than other broadband THG approaches because the composite KD*P tripler is a monolithic device.     

Efficient generation of tunable VUV laser radiation below 205 nm by SFM in BBO

Design and performance characteristics of a tunable dye laser system for sum frequency mixing (SFM) in a BBO crystal are presented. The system is composed of two tunable pulsed dye lasers pumped synchronously by the second harmonic of a commercial Nd:YAG laser. The radiation produced by the first dye laser is frequency doubled by second-harmonic generation (SHG) in KDP and subsequently mixed by SFM in BBO with the light of the second dye laser. The interest was focussed on generation of tunable laser radiation below 205 nm with high output power and long-time wavelength stability. High conversion efficiencies enable output energies of 100 J (20 kW) at 196 nm using only moderate Nd:YAG pump energies of 67 mJ. Altogether, a laser system with very good specifications for analytical application in the near VUV spectral region is reported.     

楔形盒染料掺杂胆甾相液晶激光器研究

设计制作了楔形盒掺杂激光染料PM580的胆甾相液晶器件, 研究了激光辐射行为. 在楔形液晶盒中出现了一系列与楔棱平行的向错线和不同规则形状的晶畴, 胆甾相液晶形成了平面态排列. 采用固体Nd:YAG倍频532 nm 波长激光作为抽运光, 获得调谐精度约1 nm, 调谐范围约17 nm的一维波长可调谐激光器. 楔形盒中, 液晶扭曲力与取向膜表面锚定力相互平衡的过程中胆甾相液晶螺距伸张, 光子禁带位置移动, 从而调谐光子禁带边沿出射激光波长. 关键词： 胆甾相液晶 楔形盒 激光辐射     

真空条件下不同波长固体激光烧蚀单晶硅的实验研究

通过倍频Nd：YAG固体激光的基波得到波长分别为532、355和266 nm的激光,研究了单晶硅（Si）对不同波长固体激光的吸收规律和3种不同波长激光在真空条件下烧蚀单晶Si的烧蚀特征。结果表明,单晶Si对波长为100~370 nm的紫外激光具有很好的吸收效果;在其他条件相同时,532 nm波长激光烧蚀单晶Si所需最低单脉冲能量（Ep=30 μJ）是355和266 nm波长激光烧蚀单晶Si所需最低单脉冲能量（Ep=15 μJ）的2倍;532、355和266 nm的激光烧蚀单晶Si的烧蚀阈值随着波长的变短而变小。     

High-power ultraviolet 278 nm laser from fourth-harmonic generation of a Nd:YAG laser in CsB3O5

We demonstrate a high-power UV 278 nm laser by fourth-harmonic generation (FHG) of a 1112 nm Nd:YAG laser in a nonlinear optical (NLO) crystal CsB3O5 (CBO) for the first time, to our best knowledge. A 30 W level diode-pumped Q-switched Nd:YAG laser at 1112 nm with beam quality factor M2=1.2 was used as the fundamental light source at a pulse width of 500 ns. With an LiB3O5 crystal, the 1112 nm laser was first frequency-doubled to 556 nm with an average output power of 13.5 W. It was then frequency doubled again in a CBO crystal to obtain the FHG output at 278 nm. The maximum average output power of the 278 nm laser is up to 1.5 W. The results demonstrated that CBO crystal is a promising NLO material for UV high-power lasers below 300 nm.     

激光二极管侧面泵浦高功率266 nm紫外激光器

 报道了一种半导体激光列阵侧面泵浦Nd：YAG四倍频266 nm全固态紫外激光器,采用Z型腔结构,Ⅰ类临界相位匹配LBO和BBO晶体分别作为二倍频晶体和四倍频晶体。在调制频率为5 kHz时,最终获得了2.1 W的266 nm紫外激光输出,单脉冲能量420 μJ, 绿光到紫外激光的转换率为13.13%,在相同的泵浦功率下利用V型腔结构仅获得305 mW的266 nm紫外激光输出。     

BBO晶体四倍频全固态小功率紫外激光器

 利用KTP晶体和BBO晶体,进行了激光二极管泵浦的Nd:YVO₄声光调Q激光脉冲四倍频实验。在不同绿光功率入射时,获得光束的束腰半径和紫外转换效率的依赖关系:当绿光功率为1.10 W,束腰半径为12.4 μm时,得到了210 mW的准连续266 nm紫外脉冲输出,四倍频转换效率为19.1%。实验还对紫外远场光斑分别在o光振动面和e光振动面内进行分析,指出了BBO晶体在该两平面内不同的倍频接受角是造成椭圆形紫外光斑和主光斑附近明暗条纹的主要原因。     

LD泵浦355nm准连续紫外激光器

报道了一台LD侧面泵浦Nd:YAG晶体的内腔三次谐波转换的全固态准连续紫外激光器。在谐振腔内,1064nm的基频波通过对Ⅱ类相位匹配KTP晶体进行二倍频来产生532nm波长激光,二者再通过对Ⅱ类相位匹配LBO晶体进行和频来获得355nm紫外激光输出。355nm全固态紫外激光器在声光调Q重复频率为2.8kHz下,当输入电流为18A时可得到503mW的激光输出。     

四倍频磷酸二氘钾晶体

生长了不同氘含量的磷酸二氘钾(DKDP)晶体,切割角度统一沿Ⅰ类非临界相位匹配方向,即与晶体z轴成90与x轴成45,分别在1 064 nm和1 053 nm两种基频波长下进行了四倍频实验,通过测定氘含量与相位匹配角的联系,确定出能够实现非临界四倍频的DKDP晶体的最佳氘含量。实验发现在1 064 nm的基频波长下通过调节DKDP晶体的氘含量无法实现室温的非临界相位匹配,而在1 053 nm基频波长下实现室温的非临界相位匹配的DKDP晶体最佳氘含量为85%左右     

Synthesis of nanosized particles during laser ablation of gold in water

In this paper we report the formation of gold nanoparticles during laser ablation of gold target in water in the absence of any additives. The experiments were carried out by using the radiation of the pulsed Nd:YAG laser, operating at the second (532 nm, 10 ns, 10 Hz), or the fourth harmonic (266 nm) wavelengths. The properties of the nanoparticles were found to be susceptible to the additional 532 and 266 nm laser irradiation. It has been established that both the mean size of the nanoparticles and their stability could be varied by proper selection of the parameters of laser ablation and postirradiation such as laser fluence and wavelength combinations.     

High-power ultraviolet 278-nm laser from fourth-harmonic generation of an Nd:YAG amplifier in CsB_3O_5 crystal

We report on the experimental investigation and theoretical analysis of a nanosecond pulse high power ultraviolet(UV) 278 nm laser by fourth-harmonic generation(FHG) of a 1112-nm Nd:YAG amplifier in LiB_3O_5(LBO) and CsB_3O_5(CBO) crystals. The UV laser delivers a maximum average power of 10.3 W at 278 nm with peak power of 36.8 k W under input pump power of 41 W at 556 nm. This is, to the best of our knowledge, the highest output power at the specific UV wavelength of 278 nm. We also performed the theoretical investigation on the FHG with a model in the Gaussian approximation of both spatial and temporal profiles, especially accounting for the two-photon absorption effect in CBO crystal for the first time. The average output power, pulse width, and beam spatial distribution of the UV laser were simulated. The theoretical calculations are in close agreement with the experimental results.