• DocumentCode
    521451
  • Title

    Efficient single-pass second harmonic generation of a continuous wave Nd:YVO4 - laser at 1342 nm using MgO:PPLN

  • Author

    Lenhardt, F. ; Nebel, A. ; Knappe, R. ; Nittmann, M. ; Bartschke, J. ; L´huillier, J.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Photonikzentrum Kaiserslautern e.V., Kaiserslautern, Germany
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report efficient second harmonic generation of 20.5 W continuous wave laser radiation at 1342 nm using MgO:PPLN. A second harmonic power of 9.5 W in a diffraction limited beam was reached, giving an efficiency of 46%.
  • Keywords
    magnesium compounds; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; solid lasers; LiNbO3:MgO; YVO4:Nd; continuous wave laser radiation; diffraction limited beam; power 20.5 W; power 9.5 W; second harmonic generation; wavelength 1342 nm; Diffraction; Frequency conversion; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical harmonic generation; Power generation; Power lasers; Power system harmonics; Pump lasers; Thermal lensing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5501072