Title :
Frequency doubling of a diode-bar-pumped Nd:YAG laser at 946 nm using non-critically phase-matched lithium triborate at high temperature
Author :
Clarkson, W.A. ; Felgate, N.S. ; Hanna, D.C. ; Butterworth, S.D.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We describe an efficient linearly-polarised diode-end-pumped 946 nm Nd:YAG laser with multiwatt average output power, and efficient extra-cavity frequency doubling in non-critically phase-matched lithium triborate (LBO) to produce blue light at 473 nm.
Keywords :
laser transitions; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical phase matching; optical pumping; solid lasers; 946 nm; LiB/sub 3/O/sub 5/; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; blue light; diode-bar-pumped Nd:YAG laser; efficient extra-cavity frequency doubling; efficient linearly-polarised diode-end-pumped Nd:YAG laser; high temperature; multiwatt average output power; non-critically phase-matched lithium triborate; optical frequency doubling; Diodes; Fluctuations; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pumping; Power generation; 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.1999.833798
