Efficient concept for generation of diffraction-limited green light by sum-frequency generation of spectrally combined tapered diode lasers
A. Müller1, O.B. Jensen1, K.-H. Hasler2, B. Sumpf2, G. Erbert2, P.E. Andersen1, and P.M. Petersen1
Published in:
Opt. Lett., vol. 37, no. 18, pp. 3753-3755 (2012).
Abstract:
In order to increase the power of visible diode laser systems in an efficient manner, we propose spectral beam combining with subsequent sum-frequency generation. We show that this approach, in comparison with second harmonic generation of single emitters, can enhance the available power significantly. By combining two distributed Bragg reflector tapered diode lasers we achieve a 2.5−3.2 fold increase in power and a maximum of 3.9 W of diffraction-limited green light. At this power level, green diode laser systems have a high application potential, e.g., within the biomedical field. Our concept can be expanded combining multiple diode lasers to increase the power even further.
1 DTU Fotonik, Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
2 Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik, Gustav-Kirchhoff-Straße 4, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
OCIS codes:
140.2020, 140.3298, 190.4410, 190.2620.
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