Intracavity second-harmonic and sum-frequency generations with a laser-diode-pumped multi-transition-oscillation LiNdP/sub 4/O/sub 12/ laser

Author

Otsuka, K. ; Kawai, R. ; Asakawa, Y.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Appl. Phys., Tokai Univ., Kanagawa, Japan

Volume

2

fYear

1999

Firstpage

539

Abstract

Laser-diode-pumped microchip, all-solid-state frequency-doubled lasers have potential use in numerous applications. Among many types of solid-state lasers, the Nd stoichiometric (i.e., direct compound) laser LiNdP/sub 4/O/sub 12/ (LNP) has been shown to possess the unique property of being able to achieve simultaneous single-frequency oscillations on different transitions, as the result of high Nd concentrations. In this paper, we demonstrate efficient second-harmonic and sum-frequency generations associated with multi-transition oscillations in a laser-diode-pumped microchip LNP laser using an intracavity KTiOPO/sub 4/ crystal.

Keywords

laser cavity resonators; laser transitions; lithium compounds; neodymium compounds; optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; KTiOPO/sub 4/; LiNdP/sub 4/O/sub 12/; LiNdP/sub 4/O/sub 12/ laser; Nd stoichiometric; high Nd concentrations; intracavity KTiOPO/sub 4/ crystal; intracavity second-harmonic generation; laser transitions; laser-diode-pumped; laser-diode-pumped microchip all-solid-state frequency-doubled lasers; multi-transition oscillations; multi-transition-oscillation; single-frequency oscillations; solid-state lasers; sum-frequency generations; Chemical lasers; Fluorescence; Frequency conversion; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Microchip lasers; Neodymium; Pump lasers; Surface waves;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO/Pacific Rim '99. The Pacific Rim Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5661-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.811559

Filename

811559