title: An intracavity, frequency-doubled BaWO(4) Raman laser generating multi-watt continuous-wave, yellow emission.
abstract: We report the generation of multi-watt continuous-wave (CW) yellow laser emission from an intracavity diode-pumped Nd:GdVO(4) /BaWO(4) Raman laser utilising a high-Q resonator (for fundamental and first-Stokes wavelengths) and intracavity frequency-doubling in LBO. CW output power of 2.9 W is achieved with a high overall diode-to-yellow conversion efficiency of 11% and with good beam quality (M(2) approximately 2.5).
authors.affiliation: MQ Photonics, Department of Physics and Engineering, Macquarie University,Sydney,NSW, 2109, Australia. alee@ics.mq.edu.au
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Helen M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Pask
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Piper
authors.forename: Huaijin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jiyang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D003116:Color; D004735:Energy Transfer; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000295:instrumentation*