Diode-pumped 593.5 nm cw yellow laser by type-1 CPM LBO intracavity sum-frequency-mixing

A design of LD-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser that generates simultaneous laser action at wavelengths 1064 and 1342 nm by optimizing film design is presented. An optimized continuous-wave (cw) yellow laser at 593.5 nm in room temperature is obtained for the first time. Using type-I critical phase-matching (CPM)LBO crystal, a yellow laser at 593.5 nm is obtained by 1064 and 1342 nm intracavity sum-frequency mixing. The maximum laser output power of 8 5 mW is obtained when an incident pump laser of 1.8 W is used. The optical-to-optical conversion is up to 4.7%, and the power stability in 24h is better than +/- 2.8%. (C) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.