INTRACAVITY FREQUENCY-DOUBLING OF A CW HIGH-POWER TEM00 ND-YLF LASER

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作者
MAGNI, V
CERULLO, G
DESILVESTRI, S
SVELTO, O
QIAN, LJ
DANAILOV, M
机构
[1] SHANGHAI INST OPT & FINE MECH,SHANGHAI,PEOPLES R CHINA
[2] UNIV SOFIA,FAC PHYS,BU-1126 SOFIA,BULGARIA
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10.1364/OL.18.002111
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We have developed a continuous-wave, lamp-pumped, intracavity frequency-doubled laser that provides as much as 13.5 W of power in the green, linearly polarized TEM00 output, and very low misalignment sensitivity. These results have been obtained with a ND:YLF rod of large cross section, a lithium triborate frequency-doubling crystal, and a novel resonator design. We demonstrate that the problem of power fluctuations and chaos in this class of lasers (the green problem) can effectively be overcome and that fluctuations of less than +/- 1% on a millisecond time scale can be obtained.
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页码:2111 / 2113
页数:3
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