Continuous-wave diamond Raman laser.
Summary of "Continuous-wave diamond Raman laser."
Continuous-wave operation of a diamond Raman laser is demonstrated. Low-birefringence synthetic single-crystal diamond is used and is intracavity pumped by a Nd:YVO(4) laser. A cw output power of 200mW is achieved at the Raman wavelength (1240nm), and 1.6W of on-time output power is obtained in quasi-cw mode. Losses in the diamond ( approximately 1% per pass) and thermal effects in the Nd:YVO(4) limit the efficiency.
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Name: Optics letters
ISSN: 1539-4794
Pages: 2994-6
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- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20808394
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/
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