Compact narrow-Linewidth 589 nm laser source

Author

Kaneda, Yushi ; Fallahi, Mahmoud ; Hader, Jörg ; Moloney, Jerome V. ; Koch, Stephan ; Kunert, Bernardette ; Stolz, Wolfgang

Author_Institution

Coll. of Opt. Sci., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

2 W of single-frequency output at 589 nm was demonstrated using second-harmonic generation of a highly-strained InGaAs quantum well optically-pumped semiconductor laser. The linewidth measurement was limited by the 5-MHz resolution of the equipment.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; laser beams; optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; InGaAs; laser source; linewidth measurement; power 2 W; quantum well optically-pumped semiconductor laser; second-harmonic generation; wavelength 589 nm; Biomedical optical imaging; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Power generation; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped; (140.3580) Lasers, solid-state; (190.2620) Harmonic generation and mixing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Type

conf

Filename

5224557