Open AccessMonolithic Bragg-locked Nd:GdVO4 laser
Author(s) -
Ida Häggström,
Björn Jacobsson,
Fredrik Laurell
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.15.011589
Subject(s) - optics , laser , materials science , fiber bragg grating , laser power scaling , distributed feedback laser , bandwidth (computing) , longitudinal mode , wavelength , tunable laser , optoelectronics , semiconductor laser theory , physics , telecommunications , computer science
We present a monolithic single-longitudinal-mode laser based on Nd:GdVO(4) and a volume Bragg grating. The laser at 1066 nm had a bandwidth below 40 MHz at a power of 30 mW. With temperature, the laser frequency could be continuously tuned without mode hops over a range of 80 GHz. The demonstrated laser design is very compact and simple and can be used to lock the laser wavelength anywhere in the gain spectrum.