High-power solid-state UV lasers are in high demand because of the convenient operation procedure. An effective technique for UV generation is cascaded sum-frequency generation pumped by the output of near-IR solid state lasers. The major challenge to such a UV laser seems to depend on the ability and reliability of the nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals that employed for frequency up conversion. The recent development of borate materials such as CsLiB₆O₁₀(CLBO) and (open square)-BaB₂O₄(BBO) have permitted an improved UV generation. In this work, we have investigated the bulk laser damage and the light scatter from bulk defects in CLBO and BBO crystals.

Date Published: 12 April 2001
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Proc. SPIE 4347, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2000, (12 April 2001); doi: 10.1117/12.425062

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 4347:
Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2000
Gregory J. Exarhos; Arthur H. Guenther; Mark R. Kozlowski; Keith L. Lewis; M. J. Soileau, Editor(s)