Jesper Liltorp Mortensen

Efficient all solid-state continuous-wave yellow-orange light source

We present highly efficient sum-frequency generation between two CW IR lasers using periodically poled KTP. The system is based on the 1064 and 1342 nm laser-lines of two Nd:YVO4 lasers. This is an all solid-state light source in the yellow-orange spectral range. The system is optimized in terms of efficiency as well as stability. We compare the performance of a singly and a doubly resonant system, and find that the stability of the singly resonant system is superior to that of the doubly resonant system. We find that the overall conversion efficiency of the single resonant system is higher than for the doubly resonant configuration.

Tunable intra-cavity SHG of CW Ti:Sapphire lasers around 785 nm and 810 nm in BiBO-crystals

Phasematch curves as well as sensitivity to angular and wavelength misalignment for generation of second-harmonic of 785 nm and 810 nm in Bi(3)BO(6) crystal was calculated. Measurements were done for intra-cavity CW SHG in a Ti:Sapphire laser. The BiBO crystal was found to be excellent for this application. Temperature dependance was uncritical for both crystals, while power stability was good. Maximum blue output was 53 mW at 392 nm and 100 mW at 405 nm; corresponding to pump-to-blue optical conversion efficiencies of 0.96% and 1.82% respectively.

First measurement of the nonlinear coefficient for Gd(1-X)Lu(X)Ca(4)O(BO(3))(3) and Gd(1-X)Sc(X)Ca(4)O(BO(3))(3) crystals.

The effective nonlinear coefficient and temperature acceptance bandwidth of three Lu and Sc co-doped GdCa(4)O(BO(3))(3) type nonlinear crystals were measured. NCPM for SHG in to the blue-UV spectral region can be obtained by controlling the co-dopant concentration. Measurements were based on intra-cavity SHG of a CW Ti:Sapphire laser, and the effective nonlinear coefficients were found to be in the range of 0.5 to 0.6 pm/V for the three crystals used. The FWHM temperature acceptance bandwidth was measured to be more than 35 degrees C using a 6 mm long Gd(0.871)Lu(0.129)Ca(4)O(BO(3))(3) crystal. A maximum of 115 mW at 407.3 nm in a single direction was measured using a 6.5 mm long Gd0.96Sc0.04Ca(4)O(BO(3))(3) crystal.

Passively synchronized dual-wavelength Q-switched lasers

We present a simple and efficient way of generating synchronized Q-switched pulses at wavelengths hundreds of nanometers apart. This principle can result in new pulsed all-solid-state light sources at new wavelengths based on SFG.

Synchronized actively Q-switched Nd:YAG laser generating 3 W average power at 589 nm

Yellow-orange light in the range 580–600 nm is one of the remaining laser lines not reachable by direct emission from solid-state, crystal based laser materials, or by Second Harmonic Generation (SHG). Q-switched sources in this wavelength range are of importance in areas such as medicine, isotope separation, and fluorescence analysis. In this paper we present a new scheme for generating 589 nm light with good efficiency and high power.

100 mW of blue light at 405 nm from intracavity doubling of CW Ti:sapphire laser utilising BiBO-crystal

100 mW of coherent blue light with a wavelength of 405 nm was generated utilising a BiB3O6 (BiBO) nonlinear crystal to frequency double a Ti:Sapphire laser. Phase match curves as well as sensitivity to angular misalignment was calculated. The BiBO crystal was found to be excellent for this application. Temperature dependance was uncritical for this crystal, while power stability was good. The pump-to-blue optical conversion efficiency was approximately 2%. Unfortunately catastrophic coating damage was observed.

Intracavity Frequency Doubling of CW Ti:Sapphire Laser Utilising BiBO Nonlinear Crystal

Utilising BiBO nonlinear crystal frequency doubling a Ti:Sapphire CW laser gave 100 mW at 405 nm and 53 mW at 392 nm. Stability proved excellent without servo control. Broad tunability was shown around 392 nm.

Intracavity doubling of CW Ti:sapphire laser to 392.5 nm using BiBO-crystal

In this work we present results obtained for intra-cavity frequency-doubling of a 785 nm CW Ti:sapphire laser utilising BiBO as the non-linear crystal. Intracavity doubling offers several advantages compared to extra-cavity doubling, such as no need to couple to an external resonance cavity, and no need to make the laser pulsed to obtain reasonable efficiency.

Efficient Generation of Continuous-Wave Yellow-Orange Light Using Sum-Frequency in Periodically Poled KTP

We present highly efficient sum-frequency generation between two CW 1064 and 1342 nm laser lines of two Nd:YVO4 lasers using periodically poled KTP. This is an all solid-state light source in the yellow-orange spectral range.