Efficient single-frequency operation and frequency stabilisation of a Q-switched diode pumped Nd:YAG laser
Efficient single-frequency operation and frequency stabilisation of a Q-switched diode pumped Nd:YAG laser
Efficient second-harmonic conversion of the 1064-nm output of a diode-pumped cw single-frequency Nd:YAG laser to 532 nm was obtained by frequency locking the laser to a monolithic ring resonator constructed of magnesium-oxide-doped lithium niobate. The conversion efficiency from the fundamental to the second harmonic was 65%. Two hundred milliwatts of cw single-frequency 532-nm light were produced from 310 mW of power of 1064-nm light. This represents a conversion efficiency of 20% from the 1-W diode laser used to pump the Nd:YAG laser to single-frequency 532-nm output. No signs of degradation of the 532-nm power or photo-refractive damage in the crystal were observed for over 500 h of operation of the system at green output powers greater than 100 mW.
Bollig, C.
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Schmundt, D.
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Clarkson, W.A.
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Hanna, D.C.
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11 March 1996
Bollig, C.
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Schmundt, D.
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Clarkson, W.A.
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Hanna, D.C.
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Bollig, C., Schmundt, D., Clarkson, W.A. and Hanna, D.C.
(1996)
Efficient single-frequency operation and frequency stabilisation of a Q-switched diode pumped Nd:YAG laser.
Annual Meeting of the German Physical Society, Germany.
11 - 15 Mar 1996.
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Efficient second-harmonic conversion of the 1064-nm output of a diode-pumped cw single-frequency Nd:YAG laser to 532 nm was obtained by frequency locking the laser to a monolithic ring resonator constructed of magnesium-oxide-doped lithium niobate. The conversion efficiency from the fundamental to the second harmonic was 65%. Two hundred milliwatts of cw single-frequency 532-nm light were produced from 310 mW of power of 1064-nm light. This represents a conversion efficiency of 20% from the 1-W diode laser used to pump the Nd:YAG laser to single-frequency 532-nm output. No signs of degradation of the 532-nm power or photo-refractive damage in the crystal were observed for over 500 h of operation of the system at green output powers greater than 100 mW.
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Published date: 11 March 1996
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Annual Meeting of the German Physical Society, Germany, 1996-03-11 - 1996-03-15
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C. Bollig
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D. Schmundt
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W.A. Clarkson
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D.C. Hanna
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