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Tunable single-frequency ultraviolet generation from a continuous-wave Ti : sapphire laser with an intracavity PPLN frequency doubler

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We report a single-longitudinal-mode continuous-wave Ti : sapphire ring laser that is intracavity frequency doubled in periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN). Using a multi-grating PPLN crystal, the second harmonic is tunable from 386 to 403 nm – close to the PPLN ultraviolet absorption edge – with a maximum generated power of 114 mW. The wavelength dependence of the critical operating temperature required to eliminate photorefractive effects in the PPLN crystal is determined.

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    R.T. White, I.T. McKinnie, S.D. Butterworth, G.W. Baxter & D.M. Warrington

  2. Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, Southampton, UK

    P.G.R. Smith, G.W. Ross & D.C. Hanna

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White, R., McKinnie, I., Butterworth, S. et al. Tunable single-frequency ultraviolet generation from a continuous-wave Ti : sapphire laser with an intracavity PPLN frequency doubler. Appl. Phys. B 77, 547–550 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-003-1309-1

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