title: Continuous-wave yellow-green laser at 0.56  μm based on frequency doubling of a diode-end-pumped ceramic Nd:YAG laser.
abstract: We present what is, to the best of our knowledge, the first report on yellow-green laser generation based on the frequency doubling of the 1.1 μm transitions in Nd:YAG ceramics. By employing an 885 nm diode laser as the end-pumping source and a lithium triborate crystal as the frequency doubler, the highest continuous wave output powers of 1.4, 0.5, and 1.1 W at 556, 558, and 561 nm are achieved, respectively. These result in optical-to-optical efficiencies of 6.9%, 2.5%, and 5.4% with respect to the absorbed pump power, respectively.
authors.forename: Wenming
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yubing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Yufei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Gangfei
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jianming
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yubai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Xianjin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Dai
mesh_terms: D001881:Borates / Q000737:chemistry; D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry*; D004867:Equipment Design; D007834:Lasers; D054023:Lasers, Semiconductor; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State; D018020:Lithium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D013053:Spectrophotometry / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D001881:Borates; D018020:Lithium Compounds; C021051:lithium borate