Title :
High-average-power visible generation in periodically-poled nearly-stoichiometric lithium tantalate
Author :
Bamford, Douglas J. ; Sharpe, Scott J. ; Cook, David J. ; Tracy, Allen ; Lopez, Camilo A.
Author_Institution :
Physical Sci. Inc., San Ramon, CA, USA
Abstract :
Sum-frequency generation has been used to generate more than 12 W of average power at 589 nm in a single pass through a crystal of periodically-poled, undoped, nearly-stoichiometric lithium tantalate.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; stoichiometry; 589 nm; LiTaO3; nearly-stoichiometric lithium tantalate; periodic poling; sum-frequency generation; visible generation; Crystalline materials; Frequency conversion; Gratings; Laser beams; Lithium compounds; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Oscillators; Power generation; Semiconductor device measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202440
