Title :
Diode-pumped self-frequency-doubled neodymium yttrium aluminum borate (NYAB) laser
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Over 50 mW of the fundamental-mode 531-nm laser output was obtained with approximately 4% optical-to-optical conversion efficiency from a self-frequency-doubling NYAB crystal when pumped with two 1-W diode lasers. The prospect of higher conversion efficiency is discussed
Keywords :
laser beams; laser modes; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 1 W; 4 percent; 50 mW; 531 nm; YAl3(BO3)4:Nd; diode lasers; fundamental-mode; laser output; laser pumped; optical-to-optical conversion efficiency; self-frequency-doubling; Absorption; Aluminum; Diodes; Frequency conversion; Mirrors; Neodymium; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Yttrium;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
