LD end-pumped c-Cut Nd:YVO4/KTP self-Raman laser at 560 nm

Abstract

Intra-cavity sum frequency generation (SFG) of c-cut Nd:YVO4 self-Raman laser was investigated for the first time. A 4 × 4 × 10 mm3 KTP crystal with a type-II phase-matching cutting angle (θ = 83.4°, φ = 0°) was used for SFG between the fundamental light at 1066 nm and first-Stokes light at 1178 nm. The laser system with different curvature radii of output couplers and different pulse repetition frequencies were investigated. At a pump power of 14 W and pulse repetition frequency of 20 kHz, the average output power of yellow-green laser at 560 nm up to 840 mW was achieved, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 7.6% and a conversion efficiency of 6% with respect to diode pump power.