Abstract
A diode-pumped, all-solid-state, high pulse repetition rate, tunable source of UV radiation is presented. The system is compact, has low power requirements and is suitable for the in situ monitoring of important atmospheric species from an airborne platform. At 3 kHz pulse repetition rate, up to 0.42 ± 0.02 mW of UV radiation was generated and the tuning range extended from ∼282 nm to 292 nm. The bandwidth was ≤0.6 nm and each pulse had a FWHM duration of 16.0 ± 1.4 ns. The stability of the output was 13%pulse-to-pulse and 4% for an average power measurement. The performance of the system is compared to theoretical expectations. © 2000 Taylor & Francis Ltd.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1899-1912 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF MODERN OPTICS |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Sept 2000 |