High-Power Red Light Generation by Intra-Cavity Frequency-Doubling of a Side-Pumped Nd:YAG Laser in a LiB 3 O 5 Crystal

We report the generation of high-power red light radiation of 11.2 W in a LiB 3 O 5 (LBO) crystal with intra-cavity frequency doubling of two compact and simple side-pumped Nd:YAG laser modules under a repetition rate of 3.5 kHz. The pulse width of output is about 180±20 ns. The beam quality of the M 2 value is 15±3 in both the directions. This excellent laser performance demonstrates that the Nd:YAG laser with LBO intracavity frequency doubling is an promising method for generating red light with high brightness.