High power 404 nm source based on second harmonic generation in PPKTP of a tapered external feedback diode laser
J.H. Lundeman1, O.B. Jensen1, P.E. Andersen1, S. Andersson-Engels2, B. Sumpf3, G. Erbert3, and P.M. Petersen1
Published in:
Opt. Express, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 2486-2493 (2008).
Abstract:
We present results on a 404 nm laser system based on second harmonic generation in a new compact external cavity configuration. We obtain a stable 318 mW cw diffraction limited output from the system with a mode-matched pump power of 630 mW. We observe up to 620 mW SHG, when the cavity is operating in scanning mode. The pump source is an external cavity grating feedback tapered diode laser operating at 808 nm. We find that thermal effects in the nonlinear crystal severely limit the efficiency of the setup with high input powers.
1 DTU Fotonik, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
2 Physics Department, Lund Institute of Technology, Professorsgatan 1, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
3 Ferdinand-Braun-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik, Gustav-Kirchhoff-Straße 4, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
OCIS codes:
(230.5750) Resonators; (160.4330) Nonlinear Optical Materials; (140.2020) Diode Lasers; (190.2620) Harmonic generation and mixing.
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