Diode pumped Nd:YVO4/LBO/Ba(NO3)2 Raman laser at 563 nm

Abstract

Radiation at a wavelength of 563 nm was achieved using an all-solid-state laser system based on a diode-pumped actively Q-switched Nd3+:YVO4 laser with intra-cavity second harmonic generation in LBO followed by intra-cavity Raman conversion in Ba(NO3)2. The output power of 101 mW was achieved under a pump power of 5 W and a modulation frequency of 12.7 kHz with a slope conversion efficiency of 19%. The achieved peak power at 563 nm was 0.67 kW, which allows one to use this laser in medical treatment through selective excitation of deoxyhemoglobin into its long-wavelength absorption peak.