Title :
Towards visible microchip lasers based on Nd:Ca/sub 4/GdO(BO/sub 3/)/sub 3/
Author :
Auge, F. ; Lucas-Ledin, G. ; Balembois, F. ; Georges, P. ; Brun, A. ; Mougel, F. ; Aka, G. ; Vivien, D.
Author_Institution :
CNRS, Orsay, France
Abstract :
Summary form only given.Summary from only given. Crystals combining laser and nonlinear properties for self-frequency conversion of the fundamental laser wavelength are very promising materials to develop diode-pumped visible microchip lasers. The Nd/sup 3+/:Ca/sub 4/GdO(BO/sub 3/)/sub 3/ crystal (Nd:GdCOB) has been demonstrated to be efficient for self-frequency doubling. It has also very good physical properties for crystalline growth and cutting. We report on the performances of diode-pumped Nd:GdCOB crystals put in a short plano-plano cavity, which represents a step toward microchip lasers.
Keywords :
calcium compounds; laser transitions; microcavity lasers; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; Ca/sub 4/GdO(BO/sub 3/)/sub 3/:Nd; Nd:Ca/sub 4/GdO(BO/sub 3/)/sub 3/ lasers; crystalline growth; cutting; diode-pumped Nd:GdCOB crystals; diode-pumped visible microchip lasers; microchip lasers; nonlinear properties; self-frequency conversion; self-frequency doubling; short plano-plano cavity; visible microchip lasers; Crystalline materials; Crystallization; Crystals; Diodes; Laser beam cutting; Laser theory; Microchip lasers; Neodymium; Optical materials; Wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-634-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2000.906674
