Title :
Blue generation at 456 nm by single-pass frequency-doubling of a Nd:GdVO4 micro-laser in a periodically poled MgO:LiNbO3 ridge-type waveguide
Author :
Pavel, N. ; Taira, T. ; Iwai, M. ; Yoshino, T. ; Imaeda, M.
Author_Institution :
Laser Res. Center, Inst. for Molecular Sci., Okazaki, Japan
Abstract :
This paper reports on our work toward scaling deep blue light by single-pass SHG-QPM of a 912-nm Nd:GdVO4 laser in a PPMgLN ridge-type waveguide. The maximum measured blue power was 93 mW with an infrared-to-blue conversion efficiency of 14.6%.
Keywords :
gadolinium compounds; lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical phase matching; optical waveguides; ridge waveguides; solid lasers; 456 nm; 912 nm; GdVO4:Nd; LiNbO3:MgO; blue generation; infrared-to-blue conversion efficiency; microlaser; periodically poled ridge-type waveguide; single-pass SHG-QPM; single-pass frequency-doubling; Frequency; Laser theory; Lenses; Optical harmonic generation; Optical waveguides; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567859
