Passively Q-switched and continuous-wave yellow laser formed by a self-Raman composite Nd:YVO4/ YVO4 crystal

Author

Omatsu, Takashige ; Lee, Andrew ; Pask, Helen M. ; Piper, Jim

Author_Institution

Grad. Sch. of Adv. Integration Sci., Chiba Univ., Chiba, Japan

fYear

2009

fDate

14-19 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

The authors have investigated a frequency-doubled passively-Q-switched self-Raman laser formed by a composite Nd:YVO₄/YVO₄ and a saturable absorber Cr:YAG, for the first time. The system is a promising candidate for a compact, cost-efficient pulsed or CW yellow laser source. In future, use of 885 nm diode pumping to reduce thermal lensing may enable further power scaling of the system.

Keywords

Q-switching; chromium; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; YAG:Cr; YVO₄-YVO₄:Nd; continuous-wave yellow laser; diode pumping; frequency-doubled laser; passively Q-switched laser; saturable absorber; self-Raman composite crystal; thermal lensing; wavelength 885 nm; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser theory; Optical fibers; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Reflectivity; Ytterbium;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4079-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4080-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5191453

Filename

5191453