Continuous-Wave Yellow Laser Based on Nd-Doped Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate

Author

Rico, María Luisa ; Moya, Eduardo ; Valdés, José Luis ; Martínez-Pastor, Juan ; Bermudez, V. ; Capmany, Juan

Author_Institution

Univ. de Alicante, Alicante

Volume

13

Issue

3

fYear

2007

Firstpage

750

Lastpage

755

Abstract

We report generation of continuous-wave yellow laser radiation in a Nd³⁺-doped periodically poled lithium niobate bulk crystal. Simultaneous oscillation in pi polarization of the two infrared laser channels ⁴F_3/2 rarr⁴I_11/2 and ⁴F_3/2 rarr⁴I_13/2 of Nd³⁺ is achieved at 1084.4 and 1373.6 nm by end pumping with a Ti:Sapphire laser. Intracavity quasiphase-matched self-sum- frequency-mixing of both infrared laser waves in the poled crystal leads to the generation of yellow laser light at 606 nm. The yellow laser power obtained is 15.6 mW from an absorbed pump power of 314 in W.

Keywords

lithium compounds; neodymium; optical frequency conversion; optical hole burning; quantum optics; solid lasers; LiNbO₃:Nd; continuous-wave yellow laser radiation; infrared laser channels; infrared laser waves; intracavity quasiphase-matched self-sum-frequency-mixing; neodymium-doped lithium niobate; pi polarization; poled crystal; power 15.6 mW; titanium doped sapphire laser; wavelength 1084.4 nm; wavelength 1373.6 nm; wavelength 606 nm; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Lithium niobate; Microchip lasers; Neodymium; Nonlinear optics; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Ferroelectric materials; nonlinear optics; optical frequency conversion; optical hole burning; periodic structures; solid lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSTQE.2007.896605

Filename

4244452