Optically pumped VECSELs: review of technology and progress

M Guina, A Rantamäki… - Journal of Physics D …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VECSELs) are the most versatile laser
sources, combining unique features such as wide spectral coverage, ultrashort pulse …

Spectral effects of stimulated Raman scattering in crystals

DJ Spence - Progress in Quantum Electronics, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper will review the coupling by stimulated Raman scattering between two laser fields
and its dependence on the spectral properties of those fields. We describe the coupling in …

On-chip diamond Raman laser

P Latawiec, V Venkataraman, MJ Burek… - Optica, 2015 - opg.optica.org
Synthetic single-crystal diamond has recently emerged as a promising platform for Raman
lasers at exotic wavelengths due to its giant Raman shift, large transparency window, and …

High power diamond Raman lasers

RJ Williams, O Kitzler, Z Bai, S Sarang… - IEEE Journal of …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Laser gain materials possessing high thermal conductivity and robust mechanical properties
are key prerequisites for high power lasers. We show that diamond, when configured as a …

Continuous-wave diamond laser with a tunable wavelength in orange–red wavelength band

Y Cai, F Gao, H Chen, X Yang, Z Bai, Y Qi, Y Wang… - Optics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Orange–red lasers (∼ 590–625 nm) are of tremendous interest in biomedicine,
astronomy, spectroscopy, and laser scanning. So far, the implementation of tunable is still …

[HTML][HTML] Efficient chip-based optical parametric oscillators from 590 to 1150 nm

JR Stone, X Lu, G Moille, K Srinivasan - APL Photonics, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Optical parametric oscillators are widely used to generate coherent light at frequencies not
accessible by conventional laser gain. However, chip-based parametric oscillators operating …

A single-frequency intracavity Raman laser

Q Sheng, R Li, AJ Lee, DJ Spence, HM Pask - Optics Express, 2019 - opg.optica.org
A continuous-wave (CW) single-longitudinal-mode (SLM) intracavity Raman laser is
demonstrated for the first time, by virtue of the spatial hole-burning free nature of stimulated …

Recent advances in VECSELs

A Rahimi-Iman - Journal of Optics, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Within the last two decades, vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VECSELs) have
attracted rising interest from both industry and science. They have proven to be versatile …

1.2  kW quasi-steady-state diamond Raman laser pumped by an M2 = 15 beam

S Antipov, A Sabella, RJ Williams, O Kitzler… - Optics letters, 2019 - opg.optica.org
An external cavity diamond Raman laser with 1.2 kW output power is demonstrated for
durations 7 times longer than the thermal lens time constant. An 83% slope efficiency and a …

Microcavity platform for widely tunable optical double resonance

S Flågan, P Maletinsky, RJ Warburton, D Riedel - Optica, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Tunable open-access Fabry–Perot microcavities are versatile and widely applied in different
areas of photonics research. The open geometry of such cavities enables the flexible …