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Unstable Cr:LiSAF laser resonator with a variable reflectivity output coupler

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Abstract

The performance of a flash-lamp-pumped Cr:LiSAF unstable laser resonator utilizing a fourth-order super-Gaussian variable reflectivity mirror as an output coupler is described. The super-Gaussian mirror results in a smooth, flattop transverse beam profile in the near field that is advantageous for nonlinear frequency-conversion applications. Long-pulse and Q-switched operation of the Cr:LiSAF unstable laser resonator are described and compared with stable resonator operation. We obtained tunable ultraviolet radiation extending from 267 to 290 nm by frequency mixing the Q-switched Cr:LiSAF laser output with lithium triborate and β-barium borate nonlinear crystals.

© 1998 Optical Society of America

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