Abstract
High power blue radiation obtained by intracavity frequency-doubling of a continuous wave diode end-pumped Nd:YAG laser operating on the <sup>4</sup>F<sub>3/2</sub> → <sup>4</sup>I<sub>9/2</sub> transition is reported. The maximum output power for the randomly polarized beam at 946 nm was 3.7 W for 9.5 W absorbed pump power at 808 nm; the slope efficiency with respect to the absorbed pump power was 44%. For the polarized fundamental radiation the maximum power was 1.1 W (26% optical-to-optical efficiency with respect to the absorbed power), the laser operating with 38% slope efficiency. Intracavity frequency-doubling by a 2.0-mm thick KNbO<sub>3</sub> crystal placed in a linear resonator yielded 159-mW single-ended blue-output with optical conversion efficiency versus the absorbed pump power of 4.8%. Using a V-type resonator increased the blue power at 418 mW with 11.6% optical conversion efficiency in absorbed power; the laser optical conversion efficiency was 6.7%, while the conversion of the available infrared power reached 50%.
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