Title :
Tunable red laser emission by intra-cavity frequency-doubling of a GaInNAs VECSEL
Author :
Calvez, S. ; Giet, S. ; Kemp, A.J. ; Hastie, J.E. ; Dawson, M.D. ; Jouhti, T. ; Konttinen, J. ; Pessa, M.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Abstract :
We report wavelength-tunable CW red laser emission by intra-cavity frequency-doubling of a 1320 nm GalnNAs semiconductor thin-disk laser. Initial results show tuning over 16.4 nm with up to 4.9 mW of output power.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; optical harmonic generation; semiconductor lasers; stimulated emission; surface emitting lasers; GaInNAs; GalnNAs VECSEL; continuous-wave laser emission; intracavity frequency-doubling; power 4.9 mW; red laser emission; semiconductor thin-disk laser; tunable red laser emission; wavelength 1320 nm; wavelength-tunable laser emission; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Laser tuning; Optical harmonic generation; Photonics; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452518
