Title :
Deep blue generation at 456 nm in a periodically poled MgO:LiNbO3 ridge-type waveguide by single-pass frequency doubling of a Nd:GdVO4 micro-laser
Author :
Pavel, N. ; Taira, T. ; Iwai, M. ; Yoshino, T. ; Imaeda, M.
Author_Institution :
Laser Res. Center, Inst. for Molecular Sci., Okazaki, Japan
Abstract :
Continuous-wave blue light at 456 nm of 93 mW with 14.6% infrared-to-blue conversion efficiency (17.3% internal conversion) is reported from a periodically polled MgO:LiNbO3 ridge-type waveguide by single-pass frequency doubling of a 912-nm Nd:GdVO4 micro-laser.
Keywords :
gadolinium compounds; lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; micro-optics; neodymium compounds; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; ridge waveguides; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; 456 nm; 912 nm; 93 mW; GdVO4:Nd; LiNbO3:MgO; Nd:GdVO4 micro-laser; continuous-wave deep blue light generation; infrared-to-blue conversion efficiency; periodically poled MgO:LiNbO3 ridge-type waveguide; single-pass frequency doubling; Biomedical optical imaging; Diodes; Frequency conversion; Laser transitions; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical waveguides; Power lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548965