1. High average power 1.5[micro]m eye-safe Raman shifting in [BaWO.sub.4] crystals
- Author
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Zong, Nan, Cui, Qian-jin, Ma, Qing-lei, Zhang, Xiao-fu, Lu, Yuan-fu, Li, Cheng-ming, Cui, Da-fu, Xu, Zu-yan, Zhang, Huai-jin, and Wang, Ji-yang
- Subjects
Raman effect -- Research ,Nd-YAG lasers -- Properties ,Crystals -- Optical properties ,Nanotechnology -- Research ,Laser pulses, Ultrashort -- Research ,Astronomy ,Physics - Abstract
A nanosecond 1.3 [micro]m Nd:YAG laser-pumped external cavity eye-safe Raman laser based on [BaWO.sub.4] crystal is efficiently demonstrated. The average power of 1.5 [micro]m was 0.60W operating at a pulse repetition rate of 1.7 kHz and an incident pump power of 4.14W. Conversion efficiency of 14.5% and a high slope efficiency of 54.5% have been achieved. Pulse shortening was obviously observed. The pulse duration of the first Stokes was about 40ns, much shorter than the fundamental pulse with a duration of ~220 ns. OCIS codes: 140.3550, 140.3580, 190.5650, 230.5750.
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- 2009