Efficient frequency doubling of a mode-locked diode-laser-pumped Nd:YAG laser

Journal Article · Mon Sep 18 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · Applied Physics Letters; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.101683· OSTI ID:5648373

Maker, G T; Ferguson, A I ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, University of Southampton, Southampton SO9 5NH, United Kingdom (GB)

We report on high-efficiency frequency doubling of a mode-locked diode-laser-pumped Nd:YAG laser to 532 nm in a crystal of MgO:LiNbO{sub 3} in an external enhancement ring cavity. At a pump power of 500 mW the mode-locked Nd:YAG laser produced an average power of 66 mW incident on the enhancement cavity in pulses of 12 ps duration at a repetition rate of 366 MHz. This has been frequency doubled with a conversion efficiency of 53% to produce pulses at 532 nm of 35 mW average power in bandwidth-limited pulses of 9.5 ps duration.

• OSTI ID: 5648373
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters; (USA), Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters; (USA) Vol. 55:12; ISSN APPLA; ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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