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Area of Science:

  • Optics and Photonics
  • Laser Physics
  • Semiconductor Lasers

Background:

  • Semiconductor disk lasers (SDLs) offer high power and good beam quality.
  • Generating narrow-linewidth ultraviolet (UV) light is crucial for various scientific applications.
  • Intracavity frequency conversion is an efficient method for generating shorter wavelengths.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate a tunable, narrow-linewidth UV laser source.
  • To achieve single-frequency operation in the UV range.
  • To investigate linewidth reduction techniques for UV semiconductor lasers.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized intracavity second-harmonic generation (SHG) within a red semiconductor disk laser.
  • Achieved single-frequency operation of the fundamental laser.

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  • Employed servo-locking of the fundamental frequency to a reference Fabry-Pérot cavity for linewidth stabilization.

    • Main Results:

    • Demonstrated a tunable UV laser with single-frequency operation.
    • Achieved a total UV output power of 26 mW.
    • Reduced the UV linewidth to 16 kHz on short timescales and 50 kHz on a 1-second timescale relative to the reference cavity.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed UV laser offers a tunable and narrow-linewidth source.
    • Intracavity SHG in SDLs is a viable method for UV generation.
    • Servo-locking significantly enhances the frequency stability of the UV output.