Design and characterization of a diode-pumped, single longitudinal and transverse mode, intracavity-doubled cw Nd:YAG laser

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1997 · Applied Optics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.36.000597· OSTI ID:655240

Agnesi, A; Dell`Acqua, S; Reali, G C ^[1]; Gobbi, P B; Ragazzi, D ^[2]

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1. Dipartimento di Elettronica, Istituto Nazionale Fisica della Materia, Universita di Pavia, Via Ferrata 1, 27100 Pavia (Italy)
2. Laser Medicine Research, Istituto Scientifico Ospedale S. Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milano (Italy)

We report on the experimental results of a diode-pumped, intracavity-doubled cw Nd:YAG laser, pumped by a 10-W fiber-coupled semiconductor laser at 808 nm and emitting as much as 600 mW in a stable single longitudinal mode and TEM{sub 00} spatial mode. We discuss the main issues of the resonator design and the optimization of the intracavity second harmonic conversion by interpreting our results using simple models. Improvements for the current project are also discussed. {copyright} 1997 Optical Society of America

• OSTI ID: 655240
• Journal Information: Applied Optics, Journal Name: Applied Optics Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 36; ISSN APOPAI; ISSN 0003-6935
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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