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Intra-cavity frequency-doubled Yb:KYW laser using periodically poled Rb-doped KTP with a volume Bragg grating input coupler

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An Yb:KYW laser intra-cavity frequency doubled to the green at 514.7 nm using a periodically poled Rb:KTP crystal with an output power exceeding 1 W is presented. Spectral narrowing and locking at the fundamental wavelength has been achieved by using a volume Bragg grating as the input coupler.

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This work was supported by the Swedish Research Council (VR) through its Linnæus Center of Excellence ADOPT and the European FAST-DOT project.

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    Kai Seger, Niels Meiser, Staffan Tjörnhammar, Andrius Zukauskas, Carlota Canalias, Valdas Pasiskevicius & Fredrik Laurell

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Seger, K., Meiser, N., Tjörnhammar, S. et al. Intra-cavity frequency-doubled Yb:KYW laser using periodically poled Rb-doped KTP with a volume Bragg grating input coupler. Appl. Phys. B 115, 161–166 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-013-5587-y

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