title: Single-Mode Operation and Frequency Doubling of Fiber-Coupled Diode Butt-Coupling-Pumped Nd:YVO(4) Lasers.
abstract: We present a simple way to achieve single-frequency operation by using a fiber-coupled diode butt-coupling-pumped Nd:YVO(4) laser in a flat-flat cavity. Single-mode outputs of 620 and 260 mW for fundamental and second-harmonic wavelengths were obtained when the laser was pumped by an 1100-mW fiber-coupled laser diode. Experimental results show that thermal effects provide not only a stable resonator with a good overlap of laser mode and pump size but also enhance single-frequency performance.
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Huang