CW blue laser generation by self-sum frequency mixing in Nd : Ca4GdO(BO3)(3) (Nd : GdCOB) single crystal

Authors
Mougel, F Aka, G Khan-Harari, A Vivien, D
Citation
F. Mougel et al., CW blue laser generation by self-sum frequency mixing in Nd : Ca4GdO(BO3)(3) (Nd : GdCOB) single crystal, OPT MATER, 13(3), 1999, pp. 293-297
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
OPTICAL MATERIALS
ISSN journal
09253467 → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
293 - 297
Database
ISI
SICI code
0925-3467(199912)13:3<293:CBLGBS>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
We report here the first evidence of blue light generation in a Nd:Ca4GdO(B O3)(3) (Nd:GdCOB) crystal by self-sum frequency mixing. More than 1 mW of c w 465 nm laser emission was achieved with 490 mW of absorbed pump power fro m a titanium sapphire laser (829.6 nm). The blue emission is nearly TEM00, and the laser threshold is very low (a few mW). The performance should be i mproved by the use of antireflection-coated crystals and suitable mirrors. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.