Title :
3.25-mW blue light by direct frequency-doubling of a 980-nm diode laser using an aperiodically poled LiNbO/sub 3/ crystal
Author :
Birkin, D.J.L. ; Rafailov, E.U. ; Sokolovskii, G.S. ; Reid, Derryck T. ; Sibbett, W. ; Ross, G.W. ; Smith, Peter G. R. ; Hanna, D.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., St. Andrews Univ., UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given.There is considerable interest in compact lasers that operate in the blue spectral region. Through the use of an aperiodic crystal and a pulsed diode laser we have demonstrated a compact 3.25-mW blue laser source. The experimental scheme for the frequency doubling of the diode laser is illustrated. For a cw power of 108 mW, the maximum SH output power from the periodically poled LiNbO/sub 3/ (PPLN) was 150 /spl mu/W.
Keywords :
dielectric polarisation; laser transitions; lithium compounds; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; semiconductor lasers; 108 mW; 150 muW; 980 nm; LiNbO/sub 3/; LiNbO/sub 3/ crystal; aperiodic crystal; aperiodically poled; blue spectral region; compact lasers; compact mW blue laser source; cw power; diode laser; direct frequency-doubling; frequency doubling; mW blue light; maximum SH output power; periodically poled; pulsed diode laser; Bandwidth; Chirp; Coatings; Computational Intelligence Society; Diode lasers; Frequency; Gratings; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers;
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.2000.907203
