title: Highly efficient narrow-line generation by difference-frequency mixing of a green pump and the stokes seed in RbTiOPO4 crystals: excitation of 943-nm emission.
abstract: An efficient and compact scheme for diode-pumped Nd:YLF laser wavelength conversion to 943 nm was demonstrated by use of difference-frequency mixing and stimulated Raman scattering. We believe that this is the highest conversion efficiency from the laser fundamental wavelength reported to date. It is shown that RbTiOPO4 crystals are capable of providing highly efficient frequency mixing as a nonlinear medium.
authors.affiliation: Passat, Ltd., 401 Magnetic Drive, Unit 43, Toronto, Ontario M3J 3H9, Canada.
authors.forename: Sergey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuznetsov
authors.forename: Guerman
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pasmanik
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shilov
authors.forename: Larissa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tiour