GENERATION OF 20 MW OF BLUE LASER-RADIATION FROM A DIODE-PUMPED SUM-FREQUENCY LASER

Authors
KEAN PN STANDLEY RW DIXON GJ
Citation
Pn. Kean et al., GENERATION OF 20 MW OF BLUE LASER-RADIATION FROM A DIODE-PUMPED SUM-FREQUENCY LASER, Applied physics letters, 63(3), 1993, pp. 302-304
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Applied physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036951
Volume
63
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
302 - 304
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(1993)63:3<302:GO2MOB>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Resonant intracavity sum-frequency mixing of a diode-pumped Nd:yAG las er and a 100 mW single stripe laser diode, has been used to generate a measured output power of 20 mW of blue laser radiation at 459 nm. Thi s represents a total conversion efficiency of approximately 68% of the single stripe laser diode power incident on the cavity. The laser was also demonstrated to operate over a tuning range of 12 nm via angle t uning of the nonlinear crystal.