Efficient diode-pumped intracavity frequency-doubled CW Nd: YLF laser emitting at 656nm for a silver atom optical clock

J. P. Loisel; S. Topcu; L. Chassagne; Y. Alayli; P. R. Dahoo; T. Badr; P. Juncar

doi:10.1117/12.781486

16 April 2008 Efficient diode-pumped intracavity frequency-doubled CW Nd: YLF laser emitting at 656nm for a silver atom optical clock

J. P. Loisel, S. Topcu, L. Chassagne, Y. Alayli, P. R. Dahoo, T. Badr, P. Juncar

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Proceedings Volume 6998, Solid State Lasers and Amplifiers III; 699816 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.781486
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2008, Strasbourg, France

Abstract

Ultraviolet single mode laser light is proposed by frequency quadrupling the output of a Nd:YLF laser with two successive frequency doubling stages. For a simple linear cavity laser configuration investigated at 1312 nm, we have obtained an intracavity power of 310 W for 16 W of absorbed pump power (λ_p ~ 806 nm). Up to 10 mW tunable single-frequency laser (λ_2ω=656-658 nm) is observed. This has been achieved by intracavity second-harmonic generation of a diode-pumped Nd:YLiF₄ linear laser oscillating on the σ-polarized ⁴F_3/2-⁴I_13/2 transition (λ_ω ~1314 nm) with a β-Barium Borate (BBO) crystal. We also report the experimental measurement of the red-uv conversion efficiency according to the waist size in the BBO crystal. Obtained value is compared to those given by the Boyd-Kleinman theory.

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J. P. Loisel, S. Topcu, L. Chassagne, Y. Alayli, P. R. Dahoo, T. Badr, and P. Juncar "Efficient diode-pumped intracavity frequency-doubled CW Nd: YLF laser emitting at 656nm for a silver atom optical clock", Proc. SPIE 6998, Solid State Lasers and Amplifiers III, 699816 (16 April 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.781486

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