a Solid State Laser Division, Center for Advanced Technology, Department of Atomic Energy, SSL Building, CAT, Indore, M.P. 452 013, India b Biomedical Applications Section, Center for Advanced Technology, Indore, M.P. 452 013, India
Abstract:
Highly efficient continuous wave (CW) green beam generation by intracavity frequency doubling of a diode side-pumped Nd:YAG laser using a single pump head based on a copper-coated flow tube in a V-shaped cavity geometry has been demonstrated. A maximum 30.5 W of CW green power was obtained at a total diode pumping power of 260 W corresponding to 11.7% conversion efficiency of diode pump power to CW green power and 4.7% conversion efficiency of electrical power to CW green power. The performance of the laser by considering the pump power induced thermal lensing effect and the M2-parameter at the fundamental wavelength has been analyzed.