title: Controllable continuous-wave Nd:YVO₄ self-Raman lasers using intracavity adaptive optics.
abstract: A controllable self-Raman laser using an adaptive optics (AO)-based control loop featuring an intracavity deformable mirror is reported. This method has the potential to alleviate thermal lensing within the Raman and laser gain media, and enable solid-state Raman lasers to reach new power levels. A proof-of-concept experiment using a Nd:YVO4 self-Raman laser and resulting in 18% enhancement of the first Stokes output power is reported. Moreover, wavelength selection between two Raman laser outputs (λ=1109 and 1176 nm) emanating from the 379 and 893 cm(-1) Raman shifts of YVO4, respectively, was achieved using this AO technique.
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Griffith
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Laycock
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lubeigt