Substantial developments have been achieved in the synthesis of chemical vapour
deposition (CVD) diamond in recent years, providing engineers and designers with access …

Diamond features an attractive combination of outstanding mechanical, optical, thermal and
electrical properties; tunable surface characteristics; and unprecedented biocompatibility …

In order to improve the performance of existing technologies based on single crystal
diamond grown by chemical vapour deposition (CVD), and to open up new technologies in …

Recent developments in semiconductor disk lasers (SDLs) generating visible or ultraviolet
light are reviewed. After an introduction on potential applications, we discuss how the …

The field of diamond photonics is reviewed, with a focus on recent experimental
demonstrations of photonic integrated devices in a single crystal diamond. This field …

Optically pumped semiconductor disk lasers are an important class of solid state lasers.
Despite all their advantages, however, they suffer from heat incorporation into the active …

Homoepitaxial chemical vapour deposition (CVD) on high pressure, high temperature
(HPHT) synthetic diamond substrates allows the production of diamond material with …

The extreme properties of diamond make it an exceptional material for a range of
demanding optical applications. However, the use of single crystal diamond in lasers has …

A continuous-wave diamond Raman laser is demonstrated with an output power of 5.1 W at
1217 nm. This Raman laser is intracavity pumped by a side-pumped Nd: YLF rod laser: a 43 …

The semiconductor disk laser (SDL) is a versatile laser source offering multiwatt-level output
powers and diffraction limited beams. While an approach to thermal management based on …