Guo Xiaomin, Wang Xuyang, Li Yongmin, Zhang Kuanshou
State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Opto-Electronics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Appl Opt. 2009 Nov 20;48(33):6475-8. doi: 10.1364/AO.48.006475.
We describe continuous wave single-frequency operation of an intracavity frequency-doubled Nd:YLF ring laser end-pumped by a fiber-coupled laser diode. Output power of 770 mW has been achieved at 526.5 nm. The amplitude noise of the laser reaches the quantum noise limit for frequencies above 5 MHz, and the phase noise reaches the quantum noise limit for frequencies above 10 MHz. The laser's emission frequency can be tuned over 12 GHz by using an intracavity LiTaO3 electro-optic crystal based Fabry-Perot etalon.
