title: High efficiency, multi-Watt CW yellow emission from an intracavity-doubled self-Raman laser using Nd:GdVO4.
abstract: Efficient multi-Watt continuous-wave (CW) yellow emission at 586.5 nm is demonstrated through intracavity frequency-doubling of a Nd:GdVO(4) self-Raman laser pumped at 880 nm. 2.51 W of CW yellow emission with an overall diode-to-yellow conversion efficiency of 12.2% is achieved through the use of a 20 mm long Nd:GdVO(4) self-Raman crystal and an intracavity mirror which facilitates collection of yellow emission generated within the resonator, and reduces thermal loading of the laser crystal.
authors.affiliation: MQ Photonics, Department of Physics, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia. alee@ics.mq.edu.au
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Pask
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dekker
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Piper