Abstract

There has been great interest in the use of diode pumped solid state lasers as sources of high power visible light. This interest in high power diode pumped lasers stems from the compact size and increased efficiencies that can be obtained compared to traditional alternatives. They can be designed without the need for water cooling and have no special utility requirements. We have developed such a system which produces greater than 8.5W at 532nm. The laser employs a single frequency ring because it ensures low noise operation over the entire spectrum ⁽¹⁾, and because single frequency light is arguably the most useful and versatile output from a cw laser system.

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