Applied Physics B

, Volume 117, Issue 4, pp 1117–1121 | Cite as

Three-wavelength green laser using intracavity frequency conversion of Nd:Mg:LiTaO3 with a MgO:PPLN crystal

  • Dong Zhou Wang
  • Bo Xia Yan
  • Yong Bi
  • De Hui Sun
  • Yuan Hua Sang
  • Hong Liu
  • Anil Kumar
  • Robert I. Boughton
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Abstract

A green laser with multi-wavelength emission was demonstrated using intracavity frequency conversion (frequency doubling and frequency summing) in a Nd:Mg:LiTaO3 laser. MgO-doped periodically poled lithium niobate (MgO:PPLN) was used as a nonlinear crystal in this work. A 62 mW that could emit light at 546, 542 and 538 nm was obtained by end pumping with a 808-nm laser diode. The speckle contrast ratio for the three-wavelength laser was only 3.36 %, a quarter of the value of the conventional 532-nm laser.

Keywords

Lithium Niobate Frequency Doubling Green Laser Speckle Noise Frequency Summing 
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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program, Grant No. 2013AA030501).

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Dong Zhou Wang
    • 1
    • 2
  • Bo Xia Yan
    • 2
  • Yong Bi
    • 2
  • De Hui Sun
    • 1
  • Yuan Hua Sang
    • 1
  • Hong Liu
    • 1
    • 3
  • Anil Kumar
    • 3
  • Robert I. Boughton
    • 4
  1. 1.State Key Laboratory of Crystal MaterialsShandong UniversityJinanChina
  2. 2.Academy of Opto-ElectronicsChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
  3. 3.Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and NanosystemsChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
  4. 4.Department of Physics and AstronomyBowling Green State UniversityBowling GreenUSA

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