LOW-NOISE OPERATION (-140 DB/HZ) IN CLOSE-COUPLED ND-YVO4 2ND-HARMONIC LASERS PUMPED BY SINGLE-MODE LASER-DIODES

被引:7
作者
NAGAI, H
KUME, M
YOSHIKAWA, A
ITOH, K
机构
[1] Electronics Research Laboratory, Matsushita Electronics Corporation, Takatsuki, Osaka
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1993年 / 32卷 / 33期
关键词
SOLID-STATE LASERS; LASER DIODES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; 2ND-HARMONIC GENERATION;
D O I
10.1364/AO.32.006610
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Very-low-noise operation (as low as -140 dB/Hz) of close-coupled Nd:YVO4 lasers is reported. This low noise level has been attained by controlling the spectra of the pumping laser diodes into the single longitudinal mode by suppressing mode hopping. The small-packaged second-harmonic laser(phi 12 x 16 mm) showed highly stabilized 530 nm/6 mW operations with a relative intensity noise of -140 dB/Hz.
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页码:6610 / 6615
页数:6
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