Compact, High-Power, Low-Cost 295 nm DUV Laser by Harmonic Conversion of High Power VECSELs

Abstract

We have successfully demonstrated a compact high-power CW DUV source emitting at 295 nm exceeding the targeted objective. The laser is based on frequency-quadrupled optically pumped vertical external cavity surface emitting source. A highly-strained InGaAs/GaAs multi-quantum well semiconductor laser operating at 1178 nm in a single frequency is developed. By intracavity frequency doubling of the laser, multi-watt yellow laser emitting at 589 nm is generated. The single-frequency, intracavity-doubled 589-nm output is further converted to 295 nm in an external resonator using BaB2O4. Up to 136 mW of continuous-wave, single-frequency output at 295 nm was obtained from a frequency quadrupled optically pumped semiconductor laser.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 10, 2011
Accession Number
ADA546743

Entities

People

  • Mahmoud Fallahi

Organizations

  • University of Arizona

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Agreements
  • Antireflection Coatings
  • Continuous Waves
  • Conversion
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Frequency
  • Laser Diodes
  • Lasers
  • Optical Materials
  • Optically Pumped Semiconductor Lasers
  • Quantum Wells
  • Resonators
  • Semiconductor Lasers
  • Semiconductors
  • Students

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing