title: Generation of tunable continuous-wave ultraviolet radiation from 257 to 320 nm.
abstract: The generation of tunable cw radiation by sum-frequency mixing the output of a Rhodamine 6G laser and selected output lines of an argon-ion laser in an angle-tuned KDP crystal has been investigated. This technique, coupled with second-harmonic generation of the Rhodamine 6G laser, provides a simple source of cw ultraviolet radiation, continuously tunable from 257 to 320 nm, with a maximum output power in excess of 250 microW and a bandwidth of less than 0.03 nm.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Electrical Engineering and Space Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77001, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blit
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Weaver
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Dunning
authors.forename: F K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Tittel