Abstract

High average power nanosecond pulsed light is obtained using a compact all solid state Nd:YAG laser. The laser is operated in Q-switched mode at the 1.3 micron fundamental and internally frequency tripled using two LiB3O5 (LBO) crystals. 4.3 W average power at 440 nm was demonstrated at 3.5 kHz and a pulse width of 150±10 ns (FWHM). The beam quality of M2 value is 5±1 in both dimensions. The short-term average power stability of the light source is better than 5.6%. Spectral selecting is proposed to increase production efficiency at 440 nm.

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    [Crossref]
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    [Crossref]
  16. Z P Sun et al, “Generation of 11.5 W coherent red-light by intra-cavity frequency-doubling of a side-pumped Nd:YAG laser in a 4-cm LBO,” Opt Commun. 241, 167–172 (2004).
    [Crossref]

2004 (1)

Z P Sun et al, “Generation of 11.5 W coherent red-light by intra-cavity frequency-doubling of a side-pumped Nd:YAG laser in a 4-cm LBO,” Opt Commun. 241, 167–172 (2004).
[Crossref]

2003 (1)

2002 (1)

C. Czeranowsky,et al, “Continous wave diode pumped intracavity doubled Nd:GdVO4 laser with 840 mW output power at 456 nm,” Opt.Commun. 205, 361–365 (2002)
[Crossref]

2001 (2)

B. Ruffing, A. Nebel, and R. Wallenstein, “High-power picosecond LiB3O5 optical parametric oscillators tunable in the blue spectral range,” Appl.Phys.B. 72, 137–149 (2001)
[Crossref]

X. Mu and Y. J. Ding, “Efficient third-harmonic generation in partly periodically poled KTiOPO4 crystal,” Opt. Lett. 26, 623–625 (2001)
[Crossref]

1999 (1)

Y. Inoue, S. Konno, T. Kojima, and S. Fujikawa, “High-power red beam generation by frequency-doubling of a Nd:YAG laser,” IEEE J.Quantum Electron. 35, 1737–1740 (1999).
[Crossref]

1995 (1)

V. Pruneri et al, “49 mW of cw blue light generated by first-order quasi-phase-matched frequency doubling of a diode-pumped 946-nm Nd:YAG laser,” Opt.Lett. 19, 2375–2377 (1995)
[Crossref]

1991 (1)

Paolo Laporta. “Design criteria for mode size optimization in diode-pumped solid-state lasers,” IEEE J.Quantum Electron. 27, 2319–2326 (1991)
[Crossref]

1987 (1)

1972 (1)

Herwig W. Kogelnik et al, “Astigmatically compensated cavities for CW dye lasers,” IEEE J.Quantum Electron. 8, 373–379, (1972)
[Crossref]

Byer, R.

Czeranowsky, C.

C. Czeranowsky, E. Heumann, and G. Huber, “All-solid-state continuous-wave frequency-doubled Nd:YAG BiBO laser with 2.8-W output power at 473 nm,” Opt. Lett. 28, 432–434 (2003)
[Crossref]

C. Czeranowsky,et al, “Continous wave diode pumped intracavity doubled Nd:GdVO4 laser with 840 mW output power at 456 nm,” Opt.Commun. 205, 361–365 (2002)
[Crossref]

Ding, Y. J.

Fan, T. Y.

Fujikawa, S.

Y. Inoue, S. Konno, T. Kojima, and S. Fujikawa, “High-power red beam generation by frequency-doubling of a Nd:YAG laser,” IEEE J.Quantum Electron. 35, 1737–1740 (1999).
[Crossref]

Heumann, E.

Huber, G.

Inoue, Y.

Y. Inoue, S. Konno, T. Kojima, and S. Fujikawa, “High-power red beam generation by frequency-doubling of a Nd:YAG laser,” IEEE J.Quantum Electron. 35, 1737–1740 (1999).
[Crossref]

Koechner, W.

W. Koechner, Solid-state laser engineering (5th ed, Berlin, Springer, 1999)

Kogelnik, Herwig W.

Herwig W. Kogelnik et al, “Astigmatically compensated cavities for CW dye lasers,” IEEE J.Quantum Electron. 8, 373–379, (1972)
[Crossref]

Kojima, T.

Y. Inoue, S. Konno, T. Kojima, and S. Fujikawa, “High-power red beam generation by frequency-doubling of a Nd:YAG laser,” IEEE J.Quantum Electron. 35, 1737–1740 (1999).
[Crossref]

Konno, S.

Y. Inoue, S. Konno, T. Kojima, and S. Fujikawa, “High-power red beam generation by frequency-doubling of a Nd:YAG laser,” IEEE J.Quantum Electron. 35, 1737–1740 (1999).
[Crossref]

Krennrich, D.

D. Krennrich and R. Wallenstein, “Powerful red and blue laser radiation generated by frequency doubling and tripling the output of a mode locked 1342nm Nd: YVO4-laser in pp-KTP,” CLEO 2002, 167 (2002)

Laporta, Paolo

Paolo Laporta. “Design criteria for mode size optimization in diode-pumped solid-state lasers,” IEEE J.Quantum Electron. 27, 2319–2326 (1991)
[Crossref]

Lee, D.

D. Lee and P. F. Moulton, “A compact OPO-based RGB source,” in Projection Displays VII, Ming H. Wu, Eds., Proc. SPIE4294, 60–66 (2001)

D. Lee et al, “OPO-based compact laser projection display,” in Cockpit Displays VII: Displays for Defense Applications, Darrel G. Hopper,Eds., Proc. SPIE4362, 203–212 (2001)

Marshall, L.

L. Marshall, “Many variant lasers compete in the blue,” Laser Focus World, October, 79–83 (2004)

Moulton, P. F.

D. Lee and P. F. Moulton, “A compact OPO-based RGB source,” in Projection Displays VII, Ming H. Wu, Eds., Proc. SPIE4294, 60–66 (2001)

Mu, X.

Nebel, A

A Nebel and R E Wallenstein, “Concepts and performance of solid state RGB laser sources for large-frame laser projection displays,” in Projection Displays 2000: Sixth in a Series, Ming H. Wu, Eds., Proc. SPIE3954, 163–166 (2000)

Nebel, A.

B. Ruffing, A. Nebel, and R. Wallenstein, “High-power picosecond LiB3O5 optical parametric oscillators tunable in the blue spectral range,” Appl.Phys.B. 72, 137–149 (2001)
[Crossref]

Pruneri, V.

V. Pruneri et al, “49 mW of cw blue light generated by first-order quasi-phase-matched frequency doubling of a diode-pumped 946-nm Nd:YAG laser,” Opt.Lett. 19, 2375–2377 (1995)
[Crossref]

Ruffing, B.

B. Ruffing, A. Nebel, and R. Wallenstein, “High-power picosecond LiB3O5 optical parametric oscillators tunable in the blue spectral range,” Appl.Phys.B. 72, 137–149 (2001)
[Crossref]

Sun, Z P

Z P Sun et al, “Generation of 11.5 W coherent red-light by intra-cavity frequency-doubling of a side-pumped Nd:YAG laser in a 4-cm LBO,” Opt Commun. 241, 167–172 (2004).
[Crossref]

Wallenstein, R E

A Nebel and R E Wallenstein, “Concepts and performance of solid state RGB laser sources for large-frame laser projection displays,” in Projection Displays 2000: Sixth in a Series, Ming H. Wu, Eds., Proc. SPIE3954, 163–166 (2000)

Wallenstein, R.

B. Ruffing, A. Nebel, and R. Wallenstein, “High-power picosecond LiB3O5 optical parametric oscillators tunable in the blue spectral range,” Appl.Phys.B. 72, 137–149 (2001)
[Crossref]

D. Krennrich and R. Wallenstein, “Powerful red and blue laser radiation generated by frequency doubling and tripling the output of a mode locked 1342nm Nd: YVO4-laser in pp-KTP,” CLEO 2002, 167 (2002)

Appl.Phys.B. (1)

B. Ruffing, A. Nebel, and R. Wallenstein, “High-power picosecond LiB3O5 optical parametric oscillators tunable in the blue spectral range,” Appl.Phys.B. 72, 137–149 (2001)
[Crossref]

IEEE J.Quantum Electron. (3)

Herwig W. Kogelnik et al, “Astigmatically compensated cavities for CW dye lasers,” IEEE J.Quantum Electron. 8, 373–379, (1972)
[Crossref]

Paolo Laporta. “Design criteria for mode size optimization in diode-pumped solid-state lasers,” IEEE J.Quantum Electron. 27, 2319–2326 (1991)
[Crossref]

Y. Inoue, S. Konno, T. Kojima, and S. Fujikawa, “High-power red beam generation by frequency-doubling of a Nd:YAG laser,” IEEE J.Quantum Electron. 35, 1737–1740 (1999).
[Crossref]

Opt Commun. (1)

Z P Sun et al, “Generation of 11.5 W coherent red-light by intra-cavity frequency-doubling of a side-pumped Nd:YAG laser in a 4-cm LBO,” Opt Commun. 241, 167–172 (2004).
[Crossref]

Opt. Lett. (3)

Opt.Commun. (1)

C. Czeranowsky,et al, “Continous wave diode pumped intracavity doubled Nd:GdVO4 laser with 840 mW output power at 456 nm,” Opt.Commun. 205, 361–365 (2002)
[Crossref]

Opt.Lett. (1)

V. Pruneri et al, “49 mW of cw blue light generated by first-order quasi-phase-matched frequency doubling of a diode-pumped 946-nm Nd:YAG laser,” Opt.Lett. 19, 2375–2377 (1995)
[Crossref]

Other (6)

L. Marshall, “Many variant lasers compete in the blue,” Laser Focus World, October, 79–83 (2004)

W. Koechner, Solid-state laser engineering (5th ed, Berlin, Springer, 1999)

A Nebel and R E Wallenstein, “Concepts and performance of solid state RGB laser sources for large-frame laser projection displays,” in Projection Displays 2000: Sixth in a Series, Ming H. Wu, Eds., Proc. SPIE3954, 163–166 (2000)

D. Lee and P. F. Moulton, “A compact OPO-based RGB source,” in Projection Displays VII, Ming H. Wu, Eds., Proc. SPIE4294, 60–66 (2001)

D. Lee et al, “OPO-based compact laser projection display,” in Cockpit Displays VII: Displays for Defense Applications, Darrel G. Hopper,Eds., Proc. SPIE4362, 203–212 (2001)

D. Krennrich and R. Wallenstein, “Powerful red and blue laser radiation generated by frequency doubling and tripling the output of a mode locked 1342nm Nd: YVO4-laser in pp-KTP,” CLEO 2002, 167 (2002)

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Fig. 1.
Fig. 1. The schematic drawings of the experimental arrangement: M1, plane cavity mirror; M2, M3, 300-mm radius of curvature concave mirrors; AO-Q switch, acousto-optic Q switch; Quartz rotator, quartz 90° polarization rotator; P, Brewster plate; SHG-LBO, LBO for second harmonic generation; THG-LBO, LBO for third harmonic generation.

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Fig. 2.
Fig. 2. The output power of blue light at 440 nm versus pump diode power

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Fig. 3.
Fig. 3. The temporal profile of blue light at 440 nm

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Fig. 4.
Fig. 4. Stability of the blue output power at average output power of 3 W: It is better than 1.0%. At the maximum average output power of 4.3 W, the stability is about 5.6%.

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Fig. 5.
Fig. 5. Far-field intensity distribution of the beam: the M2 value measured by Spiricon beam analyzer is 5±1 in both transverse directions.

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