Title :
Continuous-wave SrMoO4 intracavity Raman laser pumped using a disk laser
Author :
Bonner, Gerald M. ; Zhang, Huaijin ; Wang, Jiyang ; Kemp, Alan J. ; Pask, Helen M.
Author_Institution :
MQ Photonics, Macquarie Univ., Sydney, NSW, Australia
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
The use of disk lasers to pump continuous-wave (cw) intracavity Raman lasers is discussed with a view to power scaling these devices via improved thermal management. Preliminary results for a Nd:YVO4/SrMoO4 Raman laser in this geometry are reported. An output power of 295 mW at the 1st Stokes wavelength of 1175 nm was obtained for 13.2 W absorbed pump power at 808 nm.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; laser cavity resonators; optical pumping; solid lasers; strontium compounds; thermal management (packaging); yttrium compounds; Stokes wavelength; YVO4:Nd-SrMoO4; continuous wave intracavity Raman laser; disk laser pump; power 13.2 W; power 295 mW; power scaling; thermal management; wavelength 1175 nm; wavelength 808 nm; Crystals; Diamond-like carbon; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193999