A CW blue laser emission by self-sum-frequency-mixing in Nd3+:GdAl3(BO3)4 crystal

被引:38
作者
Huang, ML
Chen, YJ
Chen, XY
Huang, YD [1 ]
Luo, ZD
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Fujian Inst Res Struct Matter, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian, Peoples R China
[2] Huaqiao Univ, Coll Mat Sci & Engn, Fujian 362011, Peoples R China
[3] Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Sch, Beijing 100039, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Nd3+: GdAl3(BO3)(4) crystal; blue laser; self-sum-frequency-mixing;
D O I
10.1016/S0030-4018(02)01575-4
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
In this paper, we report a CW blue laser emission by self-sum-frequency-mixing in NGAB crystal, 48 muW of 0.459 mum blue laser output power was obtained with the absorbed pump power of 0.99 W from a CW Ti:sapphire laser, and the threshold power is about 100 mW. The results indicate that the NGAB is also a promising candidate for a blue laser source by self-sum-frequency-mixing. The blue laser efficiency can be further improved by optimizing the device parameters. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:163 / 166
页数:4
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