title: Diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser emitting at 899 nm and below.
abstract: We present what is, to the best of our knowledge, the first diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser emitting at 899 nm and below, based on the (4)F(3/2) - (4)I(9/2) transition, generally used for a 946 nm emission. A power of 630 mW at 899 nm has been achieved in cw operation and 16 mW at 884 nm with a fiber-coupled laser diode emitting 9 W at 808 nm. Intracavity second-harmonic generation in cw mode has also been demonstrated with a power of 100 mW at 450 nm by using a LiB(3)O(5) nonlinear crystal.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory Charles Fabry de l'Institute d'Optique, du et de l'Université Paris Sud, Campus Polytechnic, Palaiseau, France. marc.castaing@institutotique.fr
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castaing
authors.forename: Emilie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hérault
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Balembois
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Georges
authors.forename: Cyrille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Varona
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Loiseau
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aka