DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A DIODE-PUMPED, SINGLE LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE-MODE, INTRACAVITY-DOUBLED CW ND-YAG LASER

Authors
AGNESI A DELLACQUA S REALI GC GOBBI PG RAGAZZI D
Citation
A. Agnesi et al., DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A DIODE-PUMPED, SINGLE LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE-MODE, INTRACAVITY-DOUBLED CW ND-YAG LASER, Applied optics, 36(3), 1997, pp. 597-601
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Applied optics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036935
Volume
36
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
597 - 601
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(1997)36:3<597:DACOAD>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
We report on the experimental results of a diode-pumped, intracavity-d oubled cw Nd:YAG laser, pumped by a 10-W fiber-coupled semiconductor l aser at 808 nm and emitting as much as 600 mW in a stable single longi tudinal mode and TEM(00) spatial mode. We discuss the main issues of t he resonator design and the optimization of the intracavity second har monic conversion by interpreting our results using simple models. Impr ovements for the current project are also discussed. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.