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All-solid-state continuous-wave yellow laser based on intracavity frequency-doubled self-Raman laser action

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We report continuous-wave yellow emission from a compact Nd:YVO4 self-Raman laser with intra-cavity frequency-doubling in LBO, pumped by a 4.5 W high-brightness diode laser. A maximum yellow output of 140 mW was observed with an overall optical (diode-to-yellow) conversion efficiency of 4.4%, and with a high beam quality (M2∼1.2). A variety of different resonator configurations were investigated in order to achieve low threshold, highest output powers and efficiency, and to investigate amplitude stability.

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  1. Centre for Lasers and Applications, Department of Physics, Macquarie University, Sidney, NSW, 2109, Australia

    A.J. Lee, H.M. Pask, P. Dekker & J.A. Piper

  2. Department of Information and Image Sciences, Chiba University, 1–33, Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan

    T. Omatsu

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Lee, A., Pask, H., Omatsu, T. et al. All-solid-state continuous-wave yellow laser based on intracavity frequency-doubled self-Raman laser action. Appl. Phys. B 88, 539–544 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-007-2749-9

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