Title :
Scaling of high power diode-pumped self-frequency doubled Nd/sup 3+/:YCOB lasers
Author :
Hammons, D.A. ; Eichenholz, I. ; Shab, L. ; Ye, Qiaoyang ; Richardson, Mark ; Chai, B.H.T. ; Chin, Alvin ; Cary, J.
Author_Institution :
Center for Res. & Educ. in Opt. & Laser., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The development of high power, diode-pumped self-frequency doubling (SFD) lasers, such as Nd:YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7/ (Nd:YCOB) may be an attractive alternative to lasers incorporating intra-cavity doubling with a separate nonlinear crystal. Several SFD lasers have shown efficient frequency doubling into the green. However, modeling of diode-pumped SFD lasers using end-pumping configurations have shown limitations resulting from a low power density of the pump volume. We report fundamental laser action and SFD operation under high power diode-pumping of Nd:YCOB.
Keywords :
barium compounds; laser cavity resonators; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; Nd:YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7/; YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7/:Nd; diode-pumped SFD lasers; end-pumping configurations; frequency doubling; high power diode-pumped self-frequency doubled Nd/sup 3+/:YCOB laser scaling; high power diode-pumping; low power density; pump volume; Diodes; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Neodymium; Optical harmonic generation; Optical resonators; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.833796
