Title :
Tunable single-frequency Yb:YAG laser with 1-W output power
Author :
Fan, T.Y. ; Ochoa, J.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
fDate :
30 Oct-2 Nov 1995
Abstract :
We describe a single-frequency diode-pumped Yb:YAG laser that is tunable with an intracavity etalon. The twisted-mode technique was chosen to force single-frequency operation to allow insertion of the intracavity etalon for tuning. Tuning is of interest so that the second harmonic of such a laser could be tuned to an 127I2 spectral line for long-term frequency stabilization
Keywords :
laser frequency stability; laser tuning; solid lasers; ytterbium; 1 W; 127I2 spectral line; I2; YAG:Yb; YAl5O12:Yb; frequency stabilization; intracavity etalon; second harmonic; tunable single-frequency diode-pumped Yb:YAG laser; twisted-mode technique; Diode lasers; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Polarization; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2450-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1995.484798