Title :
Efficient fibre-coupled laser diode end-pumped NYAB laser
Author :
Chen, Y.F. ; Wang, S.C. ; Kao, C.F. ; Huang, T.M.
Author_Institution :
Precision Instrum. Dev. Center, Nat. Sci. Council, Hsinchu, China
fDate :
8/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Under optimum pump conditions, 60 mW of green laser output corresponding to a conversion efficiency 6% was obtained from a self-frequency-doubling NYAB crystal when pumped by a 1 W fibre-coupled laser diode. The prospect of higher conversion efficiency is also discussed
Keywords :
neodymium compounds; optical fibre couplers; optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 6 percent; 60 mW; NdYAl3(BO3)4; conversion efficiency; end-pumped NYAB laser; fibre-coupled laser diode; green emission; self-frequency-doubling crystal;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19960977