Title :
Pure electronic intensity noise suppression of a multimode intracavity-doubled solid state laser
Author :
Ehlkes, L. ; Letz, T. ; Lange, F. ; Kittel, A. ; Pyragas, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Energy & Semicond. Res., Oldenburg Univ., Germany
Abstract :
Intracavity frequency doubled solid state laser that emit light in the visible spectral range have great potential for technical applications. These diode pumped lasers are compact, robust, efficient and have a higher output power compared to laser diodes. The intracavity frequency conversion by the optical nonlinear crystal is highly efficient but on the other hand destabilizes the dynamic of the laser under multimode operation. The resulting periodic or chaotic fluctuations of the output intensity are known as the green problem in literature and limits the technical applicability of such a kind of laser. However, it is possible to suppress the intensity fluctuations of the laser, but all proposals are based on optical modifications to the laser cavity.
Keywords :
interference suppression; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; visible spectra; chaotic fluctuations; diode pumped lasers; electronic intensity noise suppression; frequency doubling; green problem; intensity fluctuations; intracavity frequency conversion; laser cavity; literature; multimode intracavity-doubled solid state laser; optical nonlinear crystal; visible spectral range; Diodes; Fluctuations; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312115