论文信息 - High-brightness 2.4-W continuous-wave Nd:GdVO4 laser at 670 nm.

High-brightness 2.4-W continuous-wave Nd:GdVO4 laser at 670 nm.

We report on a diode-pumped 1.3-microm Nd:GdVO4 cw laser, intracavity doubled for highly efficient generation of red light. We obtained as much as 2.4 W of power at 670 nm (corresponding to 26% optical-to-optical efficiency) in a nearly TEM00 mode and with small amplitude noise. To the best of our knowledge, these results represent the highest performance at this wavelength for cw solid-state lasers.

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