Compact Blue Laser Devices Based On Nonlinear Frequency Upconversion

W. P. Risk; W. Lenth

doi:10.1117/12.960576

25 September 1989 Compact Blue Laser Devices Based On Nonlinear Frequency Upconversion

W. P. Risk, W. Lenth

Proceedings Volume 1104, Growth, Characterization, and Applications of Laser Host and Nonlinear Crystals; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960576
Event: SPIE 1989 Technical Symposium on Aerospace Sensing, 1989, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Miniature sources of coherent blue radiation can he produced by using nonlinear optical materials for frequency upconversion of the infrared radiation emitted by laser diodes. Direct upconversion of laser diode radiation is possible, but there are several advantages to using the diode laser to pump a solid-state laser which is then upconverted. In either case, the challenge is to find combinations of nonlinear materials and lasers for efficient frequency upconversion. Several examples have been demonstrated. These include intracavity frequency doubling of a diode-pumped 946-nm Nd:YAG laser, intracavity frequency mixing of a 809-nm GaAlAs laser diode with a diode-pumped 1064-nm Nd: YAG laser, and direct frequency doubling of a 994-nm strained-layer InGaAs laser diode.

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W. P. Risk and W. Lenth "Compact Blue Laser Devices Based On Nonlinear Frequency Upconversion", Proc. SPIE 1104, Growth, Characterization, and Applications of Laser Host and Nonlinear Crystals, (25 September 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960576

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