Pulsed Blue Laser Source Based on Frequency Quadrupling of a Thulium Fiber Laser

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作者
Honea, Eric [1 ]
Savage-Leuchs, Matthias [1 ]
Bowers, Mark S. [1 ]
Yilmaz, Tolga [1 ]
Mead, Roy [1 ]
机构
[1] Ship & Aviat Syst, Lockheed Martin Laser & Sensor Syst, Bothell, WA 98021 USA
来源
FIBER LASERS X: TECHNOLOGY, SYSTEMS, AND APPLICATIONS | 2013年 / 8601卷
关键词
Fiber Lasers; Thulium Fiber Lasers; Tm3+ Fiber Laser; Pulsed Fiber Lasers; Blue Lasers; Frequency Conversion; POWER; GENERATION;
D O I
10.1117/12.2005436
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We describe a pulsed blue (485 nm) laser source based on frequency quadrupling a pulsed Tm fiber laser. Up to 1.2 W at 485 nm was generated with an M-2 of 1.3. At 10 kHz pulse repetition frequency, the output pulse at 485 nm was 65 ns FWHM resulting in an estimated peak power of 1.8 kW. We anticipate further improvements in power scaling with higher power Tm fiber lasers and improved conversion efficiency to the blue with optimized AR coatings and nonlinear optical crystals.
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