Abstract
The thin-disk geometry with multi-pass pumping has been demonstrated to be an efficient scheme for Yb:YAG lasers [1]. The use of Nd-doped materials in this configuration could also be of interest. For example, different emission wavelengths at -0.9 μm, 1.06 μm or 1.3 μm can be obtained, and lasers with emission in the visible blue spectrum have been realized by frequency doubling [2]. Moreover, pumping into the 4F3/2 emitting level at -0.88 μm can be used to reduce the thermal load of the laser crystal and to improve the output performance. In this work we report continuous-wave high-power visible 0.53-μm laser sources that were realized by intracavity frequency doubling of Nd-vanadate and Nd:YAG thin-disk crystals.
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