Title :
High-efficiency, high-power, OPO-based RGB source
Author :
Lee, D. ; Moulton, P.F.
Author_Institution :
Q-Peak, Inc., Bedford, MA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We are developing a red-green-blue (RGB) laser-based source for projection display systems. Our design concept is to employ a high-pulse-rate, frequency-doubled Nd-doped solid state laser as the pump for a near infrared optical parametric oscillator (OPO). The OPO provides output at signal and idler wavelengths in the 900- and 1250-nm wavelength regions, respectively, which are doubled to provide blue and red wavelengths ideally suited for projection systems. The unused pump power provides the green wavelength. In this paper we report the latest results in scaling up the power of our RGB OPO to the multi-Watt level.
Keywords :
light sources; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; solid lasers; 3.5 W; 449 nm; 5.8 W; 6 W; 628 nm; blue wavelength; green wavelength; high-efficiency high-power OPO-based RGB source; high-pulse-rate frequency-doubled Nd-doped solid state laser pump; idler wavelength; near infrared optical parametric oscillator; power scaling; projection display systems; red wavelength; red-green-blue laser-based source; signal wavelength; unused pump power; Diodes; Frequency; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Slabs;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-662-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2001.947999
