Frequency-doubled vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser
Abstract
A frequency-doubled semiconductor vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser (VECSEL) is disclosed for generating light at a wavelength in the range of 300-550 nanometers. The VECSEL includes a semiconductor multi-quantum-well active region that is electrically or optically pumped to generate lasing at a fundamental wavelength in the range of 600-1100 nanometers. An intracavity nonlinear frequency-doubling crystal then converts the fundamental lasing into a second-harmonic output beam. With optical pumping with 330 milliWatts from a semiconductor diode pump laser, about 5 milliWatts or more of blue light can be generated at 490 nm. The device has applications for high-density optical data storage and retrieval, laser printing, optical image projection, chemical-sensing, materials processing and optical metrology.
- Inventors:
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- Edgewood, NM
- Albuquerque, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 874452
- Patent Number(s):
- 6393038
- Assignee:
- Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- frequency-doubled; vertical-external-cavity; surface-emitting; laser; semiconductor; vecsel; disclosed; generating; light; wavelength; range; 300-550; nanometers; multi-quantum-well; active; region; electrically; optically; pumped; generate; lasing; fundamental; 600-1100; intracavity; nonlinear; frequency-doubling; crystal; converts; second-harmonic; output; beam; optical; pumping; 330; milliwatts; diode; pump; blue; generated; 490; nm; device; applications; high-density; data; storage; retrieval; printing; image; projection; chemical-sensing; materials; processing; metrology; data storage; surface-emitting laser; cavity surface; generating light; /372/
Citation Formats
Raymond, Thomas D, Alford, William J, Crawford, Mary H, and Allerman, Andrew A. Frequency-doubled vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser. United States: N. p., 2002.
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