• DocumentCode
    1659381
  • Title

    APPLN electro-optic Bragg Q-switch in a dual-wavelength Nd:YVO4 laser for pulsed orange generation

  • Author

    Chang, J.W. ; Tseng, Q.H. ; Chang, W.K. ; Hsu, N. ; Chen, Yen-Hung

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Opt. & Photonics, Nat. Central Univ., Jhongli, Taiwan
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report an efficient, genuine dual-wavelength laser Q-switch based on an aperiodically poled lithium niobate electro-optic Bragg cell, with which a ~330-W, 593-nm intracavity sum-frequency generator was demonstrated in a diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; electro-optical switches; laser transitions; lithium compounds; neodymium; optical frequency conversion; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; APPLN; LiNbO3; YVO4:Nd; aperiodically poled lithium niobate electrooptic Bragg cell; diode pumping; dual-wavelength Nd:YVO4 laser; electrooptic Bragg Q-switch; intracavity sum-frequency generator; pulsed orange generation; wavelength 593 nm; Couplings; Diffraction; Laser excitation; Lithium niobate; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6325878