Abstract
We report the efficient frequency doubling of a self-starting, coupled-cavity, mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser (Ti:Al2O3). The laser produced pulses of 2.5–3.4 ps at a 122-MHz repetition rate that were tunable from 740 to 820 nm. These pulses were frequency doubled in an external ring enhancement cavity. Using a 1-mm-long, Brewster-cut LiIO3 crystal, we obtained conversion efficiencies of as much as 34% in the form of picosecond pulses tunable from 370 to 410 nm. The maximum generated power in the blue was 48 mW at 384 nm.
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