Efficient Raman frequency conversion of high‐power fiber lasers in diamond

RJ Williams, J Nold, M Strecker, O Kitzler… - Laser & Photonics …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We report high‐power frequency conversion of a Yb‐doped fiber laser using a double‐pass
pumped external‐cavity diamond Raman oscillator. Pumping with circular polarization is …

High-power continuous-wave Raman frequency conversion from 1.06 µm to 1.49 µm in diamond

RJ Williams, DJ Spence, O Lux, RP Mildren - Optics Express, 2017 - opg.optica.org
We report continuous-wave beam conversion from 1.06 to 1.49 µm in a diamond Raman
laser operating on the second Stokes shift. High power (114 W) and high conversion …

High-power continuous-wave single-frequency diamond Raman laser at 1178 nm

Y Sun, M Li, RP Mildren, Z Bai, H Zhang, J Lu… - Applied Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
We demonstrate a continuous-wave single-frequency diamond Raman laser operating at
1178 nm by using a linear resonator that is stabilized using an intracavity χ (2) element …

Investigating diamond Raman lasers at the 100 W level using quasi-continuous-wave pumping

RJ Williams, O Kitzler, A McKay, RP Mildren - Optics letters, 2014 - opg.optica.org
Quasi-cw pumping is used to investigate the high-power characteristics of cw beam
conversion in diamond Raman lasers (DRLs). We show that thermal gradients establish in …

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 …

High average power diamond Raman laser

JPM Feve, KE Shortoff, MJ Bohn, JK Brasseur - Optics express, 2011 - opg.optica.org
We report a pulsed Raman laser at 1193nm based on synthetic diamond crystals with a
record output power of 24.5 W and a slope efficiency of 57%. We compared the performance …

Diamond Raman laser: A promising high-beam-quality and low-thermal-effect laser

Y Li, J Ding, Z Bai, X Yang, Y Li, J Tang… - High Power Laser …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Stimulated Raman-scattering-based lasers provide an effective way to achieve wavelength
conversion. However, thermally induced beam degradation is a notorious obstacle to power …

Widely-tunable single-frequency diamond Raman laser

X Yang, Z Bai, D Chen, W Chen, Y Feng… - Optics Express, 2021 - opg.optica.org
We report a diamond Raman laser that is continuously-tunable across the range from 590
nm to 625 nm producing continuous wave output with up to 8 W. The system is based on an …

Mode-locked picosecond diamond Raman laser

DJ Spence, E Granados, RP Mildren - Optics letters, 2010 - opg.optica.org
We present a mode-locked diamond Raman laser synchronously pumped by a mode-locked
laser running at 532 nm and pulse duration 26 ps. The diamond laser generated up to 2.2 W …

Continuous-wave wavelength conversion for high-power applications using an external cavity diamond Raman laser

O Kitzler, A McKay, RP Mildren - Optics letters, 2012 - researchers.mq.edu.au
We demonstrate continuous-wave (cw) operation of a diamond Raman laser at 1240 nm in
an external cavity configuration. The output power increased linearly with pump power with …