Compact 1.3 W green laser by intracavity frequency doubling of a multi-edge-emitter laser bar using a MgO:PPLN crystal

Kang Li*, Aiyun Yao, N. J. Copner, C. B.E. Gawith, Ian G. Knight, Hans Ulrich Pfeiffer, Bob Musk

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Abstract

A compact green laser of 1.3 W output at 534.7 nm is generated by intracavity frequency doubling (ICFD) of a 49 edge-emitter laser bar using a MgO-doped (PPLN) bulk crystal. The measured M2 values of green beam are 12.1 and 2.9 along the slow and fast axes, respectively. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of the ICFD of multi-edge-emitters laser bar.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3472-3474
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume34
Issue number22
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Nov 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Color
  • Lasers
  • Magnesium Oxide/chemistry
  • Niobium/chemistry
  • Oxides/chemistry

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