title: Diode-side-pumped continuous wave Nd³⁺ : YVO₄ self-Raman laser at 1176 nm.
abstract: Here we report, to the best of our knowledge, the first diode-side-pumped continuous wave (cw) Nd3+:YVO4 self-Raman laser operating at 1176 nm. The compact cavity design is based on the total internal reflection of the laser beam at the pumped side of the Nd3+:YVO4 crystal. Configurations with a single bounce and a double bounce of the laser beam at the pumped faced have been characterized, providing a quasi-cw peak output power of more than 8 W (multimode) with an optical conversion efficiency of 11.5% and 3.7 W (TEM00) having an optical conversion efficiency of 5.4%, respectively. Cw output power of 1.8 W has been demonstrated.
authors.forename: Cristine Calil
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Kores
authors.forename: Jonas
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jakutis-Neto
authors.forename: Dimitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Geskus
authors.forename: Helen M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Pask
authors.forename: Niklaus U
authors.initials: NU
authors.lastname: Wetter