Efficient conversion of a 1.064 μm Nd:YAG laser to the eye-safe region using a diamond Raman laser

Alexander Sabella*, James A. Piper, Richard P. Mildren

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Abstract

We report an efficient 1.485 μm external cavity diamond Raman laser operating on the 2nd Stokes shift of a 1.064 μm Nd:YAG pump laser. 1.63 W pulsed at 5 kHz is produced with a quantum conversion efficiency of 71% and excellent beam quality. Numerical modelling confirms that optimal operation is achieved with low output coupling reflectivity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)23554-23560
Number of pages7
JournalOptics Express
Volume19
Issue number23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Nov 2011

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