High-stable and high-beam-quality sodium resonance radiation for subatu laser guide star adaptive optics

Author

Saito, Norihito ; Kato, Mayumi ; Akagawa, Kazuyuki ; Takazawa, Akira ; Hayano, Yutaka ; Saito, Yoshihiko ; Ito, Meguru ; Takami, Hideki ; Iye, Masanori ; Wada, Satoshi

Author_Institution

RIKEN, Solid-State Opt. Sci. Res. Unit, Wako

fYear

2006

fDate

21-26 May 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We report a high-stable and high-beam-quality 589.158 nm radiation in sum-frequency generation using LD-side-pumped Nd:YAG laser oscillators. Average ouput power reached 4.6 W and it was stable within plusmn2.2% for 8 hours.

Keywords

adaptive optics; artificial guide stars; laser beam applications; neodymium; optical frequency conversion; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; Subaru laser guide star adaptive optics; YAG:Nd; high-beam-quality sodium resonance radiation; laser diode-side-pumped laser oscillators; ouput power; power 4.6 W; sum-frequency generation; time 8 hour; wavelength 589.158 nm; Adaptive optics; Frequency conversion; Laser mode locking; Light sources; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Power generation; Pump lasers; Resonance; Solid lasers; (140.3580) Lasers, solid-state; (140.4050) Visible lasers; (190.2620) Frequency conversion; (190.7070) Two-wave mixing; (190.7220) Upconversion;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627880

Filename

4627880