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A CdSe optical parametric oscillator (OPO) pumped by a 2.79-mum , Cr, Er:YSGG laser yielded a 59% signal-plus-idler slope efficiency (eta), a total idler output of 1.2-2.4mJ between 8.5 and 12.3 mum , and an idler beam that was 2.2-2.5 times the diffraction limit. A ZnGeP(2) OPO operated with a lower threshold, eta = 29% , and a forward idler output of 0.7-2.4 mJ from 6.9 to 9.9 microm . The signal and idler bandwidths were typically 4 cm(-1) for each OPO.
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Tunable UV radiation centered at 289nm was obtained from a 532-nm Nd:YAG pumped high-brightness solid-state dye laser, frequency doubled in CsLiB(6)O(10). Frequency doubling to 284-294 nm was demonstrated from a singly doped, rotating pyrromethene dye plastic disk with damage threshold >3 J/cm(2) . UV energies up to 44 mJ at 10 Hz were obtained with a 15% absolute conversion efficiency from 532 nm.
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Nd:YAG (YAG) and Nd:Lu:YAG (LYAG) are investigated as high-efficiency laser materials utilizing a diode-array side-pump geometry. We demonstrate higher laser efficiencies than previously reported for transversely pumped YAG. A YAG rod yielded an optical slope efficiency of 47.7%, while a LYAG rod yielded an optical slope efficiency of 50.3%. Increased performance of these materials is attributed to higher pump absorption and lower losses.
