49mW of cw blue light generated by first-order quasi-phase-matched frequency doubling of a diode-pumped 946nm Nd:YAG laser

We report highly efficient blue-light generation by frequency doubling of a high-power cw diode-pumped 946-nm Nd:YAG laser. A periodically poled lithium niobate crystal, 6 mm long and with a period of 4.6 µm, was used in the experiment. 49 mW of blue light was generated with a conversion efficiency...

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Main Authors: Pruneri, V. (Author), Koch, R. (Author), Kazansky, P.G (Author), Clarkson, W.A (Author), Russell, P.St.J (Author), Hanna, D.C (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 1995.
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520 |a We report highly efficient blue-light generation by frequency doubling of a high-power cw diode-pumped 946-nm Nd:YAG laser. A periodically poled lithium niobate crystal, 6 mm long and with a period of 4.6 µm, was used in the experiment. 49 mW of blue light was generated with a conversion efficiency of 4.6%. The measured effective nonlinear coefficient (d<sub>eff</sub>~19pm/V) and the temperature-bandwidth (ΔT~3°C) of the crystal are close to the theoretical limits. 
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