Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 20, Issue 4, 041405(2022)

Direct generation of a stable multi-beam pulsed 355 nm UV laser based on a micro-lens array

Jiao Wei1,2, Pixian Jin1,2, Xuechen Cao1, Jing Su1,2, Huadong Lu1,2、*, and Kunchi Peng1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Opto-Electronics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
  • 2Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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    Jiao Wei, Pixian Jin, Xuechen Cao, Jing Su, Huadong Lu, Kunchi Peng. Direct generation of a stable multi-beam pulsed 355 nm UV laser based on a micro-lens array[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2022, 20(4): 041405

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers, Optical Amplifiers, and Laser Optics

    Received: Dec. 18, 2021

    Accepted: Feb. 17, 2022

    Posted: Feb. 18, 2022

    Published Online: Mar. 10, 2022

    The Author Email: Huadong Lu (luhuadong@sxu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202220.041405

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