Title :
0.6W single-frequency Nd:YVO4/BiB3O6 laser at 671nm
Author :
Camargo, Fabíola ; Zanon-Willette, Thomas ; Badr, Thomas ; Wetter, Niklaus Ursus ; Zondy, Jean-Jacques
Author_Institution :
Centro de Lasers e Aplic., Inst. de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucl., Sao Paulo, Brazil
Abstract :
Using a Nd:YVO4 ring laser and a type-I critically phase-matched BiBO crystal, a record 620 mW single-frequency red laser at 671.2 nm is demonstrated. The laser is tunable over Deltalambda~1.2 nm around 671 nm.
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; laser tuning; neodymium; optical phase matching; ring lasers; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; BiB3O6:Nd; YVO4:Nd; laser tuning; power 0.6 W; ring laser; single-frequency red laser; type-I phase-matching; wavelength 671 nm; Diodes; Frequency conversion; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Mirrors; Optical ring resonators; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Ring lasers; (140.3570) Lasers; (190.2620) Frequency conversion; single-mode;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5196558
