Diode-pumped Nd:YVO(4)/Yb:S-FAP laser emitting at 985 and 492.5 nm.
For the first time, to the best of our knowledge, Yb:S-FAP crystals have been intracavity pumped by a Nd:YVO(4) laser at 914 nm. This original pumping scheme allows efficient laser action on the three-level transition at 985 nm with 1.4 W output power. Second-harmonic generation is also presented with a total output power of 120 mW at 492.5 nm.
Castaing
Marc
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Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l'Institut d'Optique, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Campus Polytechnique, RD128, Palaiseau, France. marc.castaing@institutoptique.fr
Balembois
François
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Georges
Patrick
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Georges
Thierry
T
Schaffers
Kathleen
K
Tassano
John
J