Efficient blue cw Nd : YAG microchip laser with two intracavity frequency doublers

Authors
Gaebler, V Liu, BN Eichler, HJ Zhang, ZG Shen, DZ
Citation
V. Gaebler et al., Efficient blue cw Nd : YAG microchip laser with two intracavity frequency doublers, OPTICS LETT, 25(18), 2000, pp. 1343-1345
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
01469592 → ACNP
Volume
25
Issue
18
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1343 - 1345
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(20000915)25:18<1343:EBCN:Y>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
A microchip cavity including a half-monolithic Nd:YAG-KNbO3 chip and a seco nd KNbO3 crystal is presented. An output power of up to 30 mW at 473 nm pum ped by a single stripe 1-W at 808-nm diode is achieved. The laser can be op erated in either single-longitudinal or multilongitudinal mode by rotation of the second frequency-doubling crystal to 0 degrees or 90 degrees from th e first one. The cw output noise is less than 2% for both cases. (C) 2000 O ptical Society of America.