Green light generation based on periodically poled LiNbO3 waveguides

Periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) waveguide based green lasers have attracted much attention in the past years due to their excellent properties, such as high efficiency and small size. The potential application fields include laser display, bio-instrumentation, undersea communication and so on. In this paper, recent progresses on the development of PPLN waveguide based green lasers are introduced and reviewed.

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