title: Stable continuous-wave single-frequency Nd:YAG blue laser at 473 nm considering the influence of the energy-transfer upconversion.
abstract: We report a continuous-wave (cw) single frequency Nd:YAG blue laser at 473 nm end-pumped by a laser diode. A ring laser resonator was designed, the frequency doubling efficiency and the length of nonlinear crystal were optimized based on the investigation of the influence of the frequency doubling efficiency on the thermal lensing effect induced by energy-transfer upconversion. By intracavity frequency doubling with PPKTP crystal, an output power of 1 W all-solid-state cw blue laser of single-frequency operation was achieved. The stability of the blue output power was better than +/- 1.8% in the given four hours.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, China.
authors.forename: Yaoting
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jianli
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yuanji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Kuanshou
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhang