1-W red light generation by intracavity doubling in a 1240 nm GaInNAs semiconductor disk laser

Jussi Rautiainen; Antti Härkönen; Pietari Tuomisto; Janne Konttinen; Lasse Orsila; Mircea Guina; Oleg G. Okhotnikov

doi:10.1117/12.762857

14 February 2008 1-W red light generation by intracavity doubling in a 1240 nm GaInNAs semiconductor disk laser

Jussi Rautiainen, Antti Härkönen, Pietari Tuomisto, Janne Konttinen, Lasse Orsila, Mircea Guina, Oleg G. Okhotnikov

Proceedings Volume 6871, Solid State Lasers XVII: Technology and Devices; 68711A (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.762857
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2008, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Owing to their good beam quality and high output power, near-infrared semiconductor disk lasers provide an attractive opportunity for visible light generation via frequency conversion. The typical cavity arrangement of a semiconductor disk laser, consisting of a semiconductor multiple quantum well gain mirror and one or more external mirror, offers a convenient configuration for intracavity frequency doubling. Recent progress in the disk laser development has led to demonstrations of multi-watt green-blue-yellow sources. These achievements have been enabled by the possibility to integrate high performance InGaAs/GaAs gain media and Al(Ga)As/GaAs Bragg reflectors operating in the 940-1160 nm wavelength range. In order to achieve ~620 nm red emission, a laser emitting near the fundamental wavelength of 1240 nm is needed. To achieve this spectral range we have developed GaInNAs/GaAs gain mirrors and we have achieved 1 W of output power at 617 nm by frequency doubling in a BBO crystal. This is to our knowledge the highest power reported to date for intracavity doubled disk laser based on dilute nitride gain material.

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Jussi Rautiainen, Antti Härkönen, Pietari Tuomisto, Janne Konttinen, Lasse Orsila, Mircea Guina, and Oleg G. Okhotnikov "1-W red light generation by intracavity doubling in a 1240 nm GaInNAs semiconductor disk laser", Proc. SPIE 6871, Solid State Lasers XVII: Technology and Devices, 68711A (14 February 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.762857

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