Title :
Tunable blue light generation by sum-frequency mixing of AlGaAs and InGaAs laser diodes in KNbO3
Author :
Fluck, D. ; Gunter, P.
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Opt. Lab., Swiss Federal Inst. of Technol., Zurich
fDate :
5/9/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A 25 mW continuous-wave blue laser is demonstrated by noncritical type I phase-matched sum-frequency mixing of a master-oscillator power-amplifier InGaAs laser diode and an AlGaAs laser diode in a potassium niobate (KNbO3) crystal. The blue laser is continuously tunable over the wavelength range from 431 to 438 nm
Keywords :
laser tuning; optical frequency conversion; potassium compounds; semiconductor lasers; 25 mW; 431 to 438 nm; AlGaAs; InGaAs; KNbO3; continuous-wave visible laser; laser diodes; master-oscillator power-amplifier; noncritical type I phase-matched sum-frequency mixing; potassium niobate crystal; semiconductor optical amplifier; tunable blue light generation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19960591