Room-Temperature Stable Generation of 19 Watts of Single-Frequency 532-nm Radiation in a Periodically Poled Lithium Tantalate Crystal

Author

Sinha, Supriyo ; Hum, David S. ; Urbanek, Karel E. ; Lee, Yin-wen ; Digonnet, Michel J F ; Fejer, Marty M. ; Byer, Robert L.

Author_Institution

Raydiance Inc., Los Altos, CA

Volume

26

Issue

24

fYear

2008

Firstpage

3866

Lastpage

3871

Abstract

We report on a system that produces 19 W of diffraction-limited radiation at 532 nm through single-pass frequency doubling of the output of a 1064 nm Yb³⁺-doped fiber MOPA in a periodically poled near-stoichiometric lithium tantalate (PPSLT) crystal. The output of the system was stable at the 19 W level for over one hour with no signs of photorefraction. The green power is believed to be limited by infrared-induced thermal dephasing in the PPSLT crystal.

Keywords

lithium compounds; optical harmonic generation; solid lasers; ytterbium; LiTaO₃:Yb; PPSLT crystal; Yb³⁺ -doped fiber MOPA; diffraction-limited radiation; ferroelectric materials; green power; infrared-induced thermal dephasing; master-oscillator-power-amplifier; periodically poled crystal; power 19 W; single-pass frequency doubling; wavelength 1064 nm; Crystalline materials; Diffraction; Ferroelectric materials; Frequency conversion; Lithium compounds; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical harmonic generation; Optical materials; Photorefractive materials; Ferroelectric materials; nonlinear optics; optical fiber amplifier; periodically poled near-stoichiometric lithium tantalate (PPSLT); photorefractive effect; ytterbium;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2008.928396

Filename

4758671