Performance Of KNbO3 In The Generation Of Blue Laser Light Using Ti:A1203

G. J. Mizell; W. R. Fay; J. Harrison; G. J. Dixon

doi:10.1117/12.960580

25 September 1989 Performance Of KNbO₃ In The Generation Of Blue Laser Light Using Ti:A1₂0₃

G. J. Mizell, W. R. Fay, J. Harrison, G. J. Dixon

Proceedings Volume 1104, Growth, Characterization, and Applications of Laser Host and Nonlinear Crystals; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960580
Event: SPIE 1989 Technical Symposium on Aerospace Sensing, 1989, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The generation of blue, tuneable (424-449 nm) laser light is achieved via direct SHG in temperature-tuned KNb0₃, with a tuneable Ti⁺³:A1₂0₃ cw laser source. Thermal regulation of the crystal over the temperature range of 0 to 90°C is accomplished using a thermoelectric device with thermistor feedback control. The room temperature phase match wavelength of KNbO₃ crystals doped with Ta, Rb and Na has been found to shift toward the red. Room temperature SHG efficiency, crystal purity, beam characteristics and system components are discussed.

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G. J. Mizell, W. R. Fay, J. Harrison, and G. J. Dixon "Performance Of KNbO₃ In The Generation Of Blue Laser Light Using Ti:A1₂0₃", Proc. SPIE 1104, Growth, Characterization, and Applications of Laser Host and Nonlinear Crystals, (25 September 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960580

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