GaN diode-pumping of red semiconductor disk laser

A. Smith, J.E. Hastie, H.D. Foreman, T. Leinonen, M. Guina, M.D. Dawson

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Abstract

A red-wavelength semiconductor disk laser (SDL) optically pumped by gallium nitride laser diodes is reported. This is believed to be the first demonstration of a directly diode-pumped visible wavelength SDL. In this initial demonstration, pump-power-limited continuous-wave output power up to 12.2 mW was achieved around room temperature in a single transverse mode with 2 output coupling. Insertion of an intracavity birefringent filter allowed tuning of the output over 11 nm around a centre wavelength of 672 nm.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1195-1196
Number of pages2
JournalElectronics Letters
Volume44
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Sep 2008

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Keywords

  • birefringence
  • gallium compounds
  • laser modes
  • laser tuning
  • optical pumping
  • semiconductor lasers

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Smith, A. ; Hastie, J.E. ; Foreman, H.D. ; Leinonen, T. ; Guina, M. ; Dawson, M.D. / GaN diode-pumping of red semiconductor disk laser. In: Electronics Letters. 2008 ; Vol. 44, No. 20. pp. 1195-1196.
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Smith, A, Hastie, JE, Foreman, HD, Leinonen, T, Guina, M & Dawson, MD 2008, 'GaN diode-pumping of red semiconductor disk laser', Electronics Letters, vol. 44, no. 20, pp. 1195-1196. https://doi.org/10.1049/el:20081435

GaN diode-pumping of red semiconductor disk laser. / Smith, A.; Hastie, J.E.; Foreman, H.D.; Leinonen, T.; Guina, M.; Dawson, M.D.

In: Electronics Letters, Vol. 44, No. 20, 25.09.2008, p. 1195-1196.

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Smith A, Hastie JE, Foreman HD, Leinonen T, Guina M, Dawson MD. GaN diode-pumping of red semiconductor disk laser. Electronics Letters. 2008 Sep 25;44(20):1195-1196. https://doi.org/10.1049/el:20081435

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