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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 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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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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Abstract

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
Venue - Dates: Annual Meeting of the German Physical Society, Germany, 1996-03-11 - 1996-03-15

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Local EPrints ID: 76941
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/76941
PURE UUID: 8f9a6574-400f-4c70-b1a0-09d61e0233c6

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Date deposited: 11 Mar 2010
Last modified: 06 Feb 2023 17:58

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Author: C. Bollig
Author: D. Schmundt
Author: W.A. Clarkson
Author: D.C. Hanna

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