Title :
Continuous-Wave Yellow Laser Based on Nd-Doped Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate
Author :
Rico, María Luisa ; Moya, Eduardo ; Valdés, José Luis ; Martínez-Pastor, Juan ; Bermudez, V. ; Capmany, Juan
Author_Institution :
Univ. de Alicante, Alicante
Abstract :
We report generation of continuous-wave yellow laser radiation in a Nd3+-doped periodically poled lithium niobate bulk crystal. Simultaneous oscillation in pi polarization of the two infrared laser channels 4F3/2 rarr4I11/2 and 4F3/2 rarr4I13/2 of Nd3+ is achieved at 1084.4 and 1373.6 nm by end pumping with a Ti:Sapphire laser. Intracavity quasiphase-matched self-sum- frequency-mixing of both infrared laser waves in the poled crystal leads to the generation of yellow laser light at 606 nm. The yellow laser power obtained is 15.6 mW from an absorbed pump power of 314 in W.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; neodymium; optical frequency conversion; optical hole burning; quantum optics; solid lasers; LiNbO3:Nd; continuous-wave yellow laser radiation; infrared laser channels; infrared laser waves; intracavity quasiphase-matched self-sum-frequency-mixing; neodymium-doped lithium niobate; pi polarization; poled crystal; power 15.6 mW; titanium doped sapphire laser; wavelength 1084.4 nm; wavelength 1373.6 nm; wavelength 606 nm; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Lithium niobate; Microchip lasers; Neodymium; Nonlinear optics; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Ferroelectric materials; nonlinear optics; optical frequency conversion; optical hole burning; periodic structures; solid lasers;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSTQE.2007.896605
