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Optics Express

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 19, Iss. 2 — Jan. 17, 2011
  • pp: 913–922

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High average power diamond Raman laser

Jean-Philippe M. Feve, Kevin E. Shortoff, Matthew J. Bohn, and Jason K. Brasseur  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 2, pp. 913-922 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.000913


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Abstract

We report a pulsed Raman laser at 1193nm based on synthetic diamond crystals with a record output power of 24.5 W and a slope efficiency of 57%. We compared the performance of an anti-reflection coated crystal at normal incidence with a Brewster cut sample. Raman oscillation was achieved at both room temperature and under cryogenic operation at 77 K. Modeling of these experiments allowed us to confirm the value of Raman gain coefficient of diamond, which was found to be 13.5 ± 2.0 cm/GW for a pump wavelength of 1030 nm.

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OCIS Codes
(140.3380) Lasers and laser optics : Laser materials
(140.3540) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, Q-switched
(140.3550) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, Raman
(140.3580) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, solid-state
(160.4330) Materials : Nonlinear optical materials

ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: October 4, 2010
Revised Manuscript: November 18, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: January 4, 2011
Published: January 7, 2011

Citation
Jean-Philippe M. Feve, Kevin E. Shortoff, Matthew J. Bohn, and Jason K. Brasseur, "High average power diamond Raman laser," Opt. Express 19, 913-922 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-19-2-913


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