Abstract
Summary form only given. Microchip lasers represent highly efficient sources of laser radiation and are easily mass produced at low cost. However, it is difficult to operate them on a single frequency at output powers greater than about 150 mW. Hence, laser geometries that maintain the simplicity exhibited by microchip lasers yet which can be operated on a single frequency at higher output powers are of great interest. In the paper we demonstrate the potential of a birefringent filter, consisting of a Brewster plate and a birefringent crystal, as a frequency selective element in a micro-laser which has additionally, a birefringent gain crystal. Single frequency output powers greater than 760 mW have been obtained at 1064 nm for 2 W of diode laser pump power
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 531 |
| ISBN (Print) | 1-55752-662-1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
Keywords
- Brewster plate
- Jones calculus modeling
- Nd
- YVO4 laser
- birefringent crystal
- birefringent filter
- birefringent gain crystal
- diode laser pump power
- frequency selective element
- gain crystal temperature
- laser geometries
- laser radiation
- microchip lasers
- miniature single frequency laser
- single frequency output powers