An efficient Q-switched dual-wavelength laser with self-frequency Raman conversion in composite Nd:YVO₄ and intracavity sumfrequency generation in BBO is reported. With an input pump power of 17.5 W, average power of 0.53 W at the first-Stokes 1176 nm and average power of 1.67 W at the sum-frequency mixed 559 nm are simultaneously generated at a pulse repetition rate of 100 kHz, corresponding to a total conversion efficiency of 12.5%.

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2. H. M. Pask, P. Dekker, R. P. Mildren, D. J. Spence, and J. A. Piper, “Wavelength-versatile visible and UV sources based on crystalline Raman lasers,” Prog. Quantum Electron. 32(3-4), 121–158 (2008). [CrossRef]
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20. A. A. Kaminskii, M. Bettinelli, J. Dong, D. Jaque, and K. Ueda, “Nanosecond Nd3+:LuVO4 self-Raman laser,” Laser Phys. Lett. 6(5), 374–379 (2009). [CrossRef]
21. Y. T. Chang, K. W. Su, H. L. Chang, and Y. F. Chen, “Compact efficient Q-switched eye-safe laser at 1525 nm with a double-end diffusion-bonded Nd:YVO4 crystal as a self-Raman medium,” Opt. Express 17(6), 4330–4335 (2009). [CrossRef]

Appl. Phys. B

• H. M. Pask, R. P. Mildren, and J. A. Piper, “Optical field dynamics in a wavelength-versatile, all-solid-state intracavity cascaded pulsed Raman laser,” Appl. Phys. B 93(2-3), 507–513 (2008). [CrossRef]
• Y. F. Chen, “Compact efficient self-frequency Raman conversion in diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:GdVO4 laser,” Appl. Phys. B 78(6), 685–687 (2004). [CrossRef]

Cytometry A

• W. Telford, M. Murga, T. Hawley, R. Hawley, B. Packard, A. Komoriya, F. Haas, and C. Hubert, “DPSS yellow-green 561-nm lasers for improved fluorochrome detection by flow cytometry,” Cytometry A 68A(1), 36–44 (2005).

IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron.

• J. A. Piper and H. M. Pask, “Crysatalline Raman Lasers,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 13(3), 692–704 (2007).

J. Phys. D Appl. Phys.

• F. F. Su, X. Y. Zhang, Q. P. Wang, S. H. Ding, P. Jia, S. T. Li, S. Z. Fan, C. Zhang, and B. Liu, “Diode pumped actively Q-switched Nd:YVO4 self-Raman laser,” J. Phys. D Appl. Phys. 39(10), 2090–2093 (2006). [CrossRef]

Laser & Photon. Rev.

• A. A. Kaminskii, “Laser crystals and ceramics: recent advances,” Laser & Photon. Rev. 1(2), 93–177 (2007). [CrossRef]

Laser Phys. Lett.

• A. A. Kaminskii, S. N. Bagayev, H. J. Eichler, H. Rhee, K. Ueda, K. Takaichi, K. Oka, H. Shibata, Y. Hatanaka, and Y. Matsumoto, “Steady-state picosecond stimulated Raman scattering in two host-crystals for Ln3+ and Ln2+ lasants,” Laser Phys. Lett. 3(8), 385–391 (2006). [CrossRef]
• A. A. Kaminskii, M. Bettinelli, J. Dong, D. Jaque, and K. Ueda, “Nanosecond Nd3+:LuVO4 self-Raman laser,” Laser Phys. Lett. 6(5), 374–379 (2009). [CrossRef]

Opt. Commun.

• A. A. Kaminskii, K. Ueda, H. J. Eichler, Y. Kuwano, H. Kouta, S. N. Bagaev, T. H. Chyba, J. C. Barnes, G. M. A. Gad, T. Murai, and J. Lu, “Tetragonal vanadates YVO4 and GdVO4 – new efficient χ(3)-materials for Raman lasers,” Opt. Commun. 194(1-3), 201–206 (2001). [CrossRef]
• C. He and T. H. Chyba, “Solid-state barium nitrate Raman laser in the visible region,” Opt. Commun. 135(4-6), 273–278 (1997). [CrossRef]
• A. A. Kaminskii, C. L. McCray, H. R. Lee, S. W. Lee, D. A. Temple, T. H. Chyba, W. D. Marsh, J. C. Barnes, A. N. Annanenkov, V. D. Legun, H. J. Eichler, G. M. A. Gad, and K. Ueda, “High efficiency nanosecond Raman lasers based on tetragonal PbWO4 crystals,” Opt. Commun. 183(1-4), 277–287 (2000). [CrossRef]
• F. Q. Jia, Q. Zheng, Q. H. Xue, Y. K. Bu, and L. S. Qian, “Yellow light generation by frequency doubling of a diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser,” Opt. Commun. 259(1), 212–215 (2006). [CrossRef]
• E. Räikkönen, O. Kimmelma, M. Kaivola, and S. C. Buchter, “Passively Q-switched Nd:YAG/KTA laser at 561 nm,” Opt. Commun. 281(15-16), 4088–4091 (2008). [CrossRef]

Opt. Express

• A. J. Lee, H. M. Pask, P. Dekker, and J. A. Piper, “High efficiency, multi-Watt CW yellow emission from an intracavity-doubled self-Raman laser using Nd:GdVO4.,” Opt. Express 16(26), 21958–21963 (2008). [CrossRef]
• Y. T. Chang, K. W. Su, H. L. Chang, and Y. F. Chen, “Compact efficient Q-switched eye-safe laser at 1525 nm with a double-end diffusion-bonded Nd:YVO4 crystal as a self-Raman medium,” Opt. Express 17(6), 4330–4335 (2009). [CrossRef]

Opt. Lett.

• S. T. Li, X. Y. Zhang, Q. P. Wang, X. L. Zhang, Z. H. Cong, H. J. Zhang, and J. Y. Wang, “Diode-side-pumped intracavity frequency-doubled Nd:YAG/BaWO4 Raman laser generating average output power of 3.14 W at 590 nm,” Opt. Lett. 32(20), 2951–2953 (2007). [CrossRef]
• Y. F. Chen, “Efficient 1521-nm Nd:GdVO4 Raman laser,” Opt. Lett. 29(22), 2632–2634 (2004). [CrossRef]
• Y. F. Chen, “High-power diode-pumped actively Q-switched Nd:YVO4 self-Raman laser: influence of dopant concentration,” Opt. Lett. 29(16), 1915–1917 (2004). [CrossRef]
• Y. F. Chen, “Compact efficient all-solid-state eye-safe laser with self-frequency Raman conversion in a Nd:YVO4 crystal,” Opt. Lett. 29(18), 2172–2174 (2004). [CrossRef]

Proc. SPIE

• S. Hilbich, W. Seelert, V. Ostroumov, C. Kannengiesser, R. v. Elm, J. Mueller, E. Weiss, H. Zhou, and J. Chilla, “New wavelengths in the yellow orange range between 545 nm to 580 nm generated by an intracavity frequency-doubled Optically Pumped Semiconductor Laser,” Proc. SPIE 6451, 64510C (2007). [CrossRef]

Prog. Quantum Electron.

• H. M. Pask, P. Dekker, R. P. Mildren, D. J. Spence, and J. A. Piper, “Wavelength-versatile visible and UV sources based on crystalline Raman lasers,” Prog. Quantum Electron. 32(3-4), 121–158 (2008). [CrossRef]

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