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Triple resonant four-wave mixing: A microwatt continuous-wave laser source in the vacuum ultraviolet region at 120 nm

Daniel KolbeAndreas KoglbauerT. DiehlJochen WalzMatthias SattlerR. SteinbornM. Stappel

subject

Laser ultrasonicsMaterials sciencebusiness.industryOrders of magnitude (temperature)Laser pumpingLaserlaw.inventionFour-wave mixingOpticslawContinuous waveOptoelectronicsbusinessMixing (physics)Tunable laser

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We present a vacuum ultraviolet laser source by four-wave mixing in mercury vapour based on solid-state laser systems. Maximum powers of 6μW were achieved with an increase of four orders of magnitude in efficiency.

https://doi.org/10.1364/qels.2012.qf3g.3