33 W quasi-continuous-wave narrow-band sodium D2a laser by sum-frequency generation in LBO

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/23/9/094208

Abstract We demonstrate an all-solid quasi-continuous-wave (QCW) narrow-band source tunable to sodium D_2a line at 589.159 nm. The source is based on sum-frequency mixing between lasers at 1064 nm and 1319 nm in a LBO crystal. The 1064 nm and 1319 nm lasers are produced from two diode side-pumped Nd:YAG master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) laser systems, respectively. A 33 W output of 589 nm laser is obtained with beam quality factor M²=1.25, frequency stability better than ± 0.2 GHz and linewidth less than 0.44 GHz. A prototype 589 nm laser system is assembled, and a sodium laser guided star has been successfully observed in the field test.

Keywords: sodium beacon laser sum-frequency mixing Nd：YAG laser diode pumped solid-state laser

Received: 02 April 2014
Revised: 29 April 2014
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PACS:	42.60.By	(Design of specific laser systems)
	42.55.Xi	(Diode-pumped lasers)
	42.65.Ky	(Frequency conversion; harmonic generation, including higher-order harmonic generation)

Corresponding Authors: Xie Shi-Yong, Bo Yong
E-mail: shiyong515@163.com;boyong@tsinghua.org.cn

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Wang Peng-Yuan (王鹏远), Xie Shi-Yong (谢仕永), Bo Yong (薄勇), Wang Bao-Shan (王保山), Zuo Jun-Wei (左军卫), Wang Zhi-Chao (王志超), Shen Yu (申玉), Zhang Feng-Feng (张丰丰), Wei Kai (魏凯), Jin Kai (晋凯), Xu Yi-Ting (徐一汀), Xu Jia-Lin (许家林), Peng Qin-Jun (彭钦军), Zhang Jing-Yuan (张景园), Lei Wen-Qiang (雷文强), Cui Da-Fu (崔大复), Zhang Yu-Dong (张雨东), Xu Zu-Yan (许祖彦) 33 W quasi-continuous-wave narrow-band sodium D_2a laser by sum-frequency generation in LBO 2014 Chin. Phys. B 23 094208

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