Side-pumped crystalline Raman laser

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Abstract

A crystalline Raman laser is pumped at 90° to the Raman laser axis by a single pass from a line-focused 532 nm pump laser of pulse duration 10 ns. The Raman laser threshold was 6:1 mJ, and at 12 mJ pump energy, a maximum output energy of 2:7 mJ was obtained with a slope efficiency of 46%. The threshold pump intensity is within a factor of 2 of the same device when end-pumped. The results highlight significant potential for coherent beam conversion and combination with enhanced degrees of flexibility and increased power.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)235-237
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume36
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jan 2011

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This paper was published in Optics Letters and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: [http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-36-2-235]. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.

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