Title :
Passively Q-switched and continuous-wave yellow laser formed by a self-Raman composite Nd:YVO4/ YVO4 crystal
Author :
Omatsu, Takashige ; Lee, Andrew ; Pask, Helen M. ; Piper, Jim
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Adv. Integration Sci., Chiba Univ., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
The authors have investigated a frequency-doubled passively-Q-switched self-Raman laser formed by a composite Nd:YVO4/YVO4 and a saturable absorber Cr:YAG, for the first time. The system is a promising candidate for a compact, cost-efficient pulsed or CW yellow laser source. In future, use of 885 nm diode pumping to reduce thermal lensing may enable further power scaling of the system.
Keywords :
Q-switching; chromium; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; YAG:Cr; YVO4-YVO4:Nd; continuous-wave yellow laser; diode pumping; frequency-doubled laser; passively Q-switched laser; saturable absorber; self-Raman composite crystal; thermal lensing; wavelength 885 nm; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser theory; Optical fibers; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Reflectivity; Ytterbium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5191453
