Blue light generation in an external ring cavity using both cavity and grating feedback

Authors
Sun, XG Switzer, GW Carlsten, JL
Citation
Xg. Sun et al., Blue light generation in an external ring cavity using both cavity and grating feedback, APPL PHYS L, 76(8), 2000, pp. 955-957
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00036951 → ACNP
Volume
76
Issue
8
Year of publication
2000
Pages
955 - 957
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(20000221)76:8<955:BLGIAE>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
A simple scheme for the efficient frequency doubling of a Fabry-Perot diode laser in a bow tie ring cavity is described. By feeding back the ring cavi ty transmission into the laser after reflection off a grating, the diode la ser operates in single mode and the frequency locks to the cavity resonance . Using a simple analytic form of the beam parameters for the ring cavity, the optimum cavity configuration is found for a high degree of mode matchin g between the diode output beam and the ring cavity. (C) 2000 American Inst itute of Physics. [S0003-6951(00)03308-8].