Title :
Closed-loop design and demonstration of an 1178nm multi-watt VECSEL for a sodium guidestar source
Author :
Moloney, Jerome V. ; Hader, Joerg ; Zakhariari, Armis R ; Fan, Li ; Hessenius, Chris ; Fallahi, Mahmoud ; Koch, Stephan W. ; Stolz, Wolfgang
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Control Strategies Inc, 5669 N Oracle Rd., Tucson AZ 85704 USA
Abstract :
The first closed-loop demonstration of a multi-watt vertical-external-cavity-semiconductor laser designed for yellow emission at 589 mn via intra-cavity second harmonic generation will be discussed.
Keywords :
Heat sinks; Nonlinear optics; Optical design; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Semiconductor lasers; Stimulated emission; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431371
