Zinc-indiffused MgO:PPLN waveguides for blue/UV generation via VECSEL pumping

Alan C. Gray; Jonathan R.C. Woods; Lewis G. Carpenter; Hermann Kahle; Sam A. Berry; Anne C. Tropper; Mircea Guina; Vasilis Apostolopoulos; Peter G.R. Smith; Corin B.E. Gawith

doi:10.1364/AO.387839

Zinc-indiffused MgO:PPLN waveguides for blue/UV generation via VECSEL pumping

Alan C. Gray, Jonathan R.C. Woods, Lewis G. Carpenter, Hermann Kahle, Sam A. Berry, Anne C. Tropper, Mircea Guina, Vasilis Apostolopoulos, Peter G.R. Smith, Corin B.E. Gawith

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We present the design and characterization of a zinc-indiffused periodically poled lithium-niobate ridge waveguide for second-harmonic generation of ∼390 nm light from 780 nm. We use a newly developed, broadband near-infrared vertical external-cavity surface-emitting laser (VECSEL) to investigate the potential for lower-footprint nonlinear optical pump sources as an alternative to larger commercial laser systems. We demonstrate a VECSEL with an output power of 500 mW, containing an intracavity birefringent filter for spectral narrowing and wavelength selection. In this first demonstration of using a VECSEL to pump a nonlinear waveguide, we present the ability to generate 1 mW of ∼390 nm light with further potential for increased efficiency and size reduction.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4921-4926
Number of pages	6
Journal	Applied Optics
Volume	59
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.387839
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2020
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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Gray, A. C. (Creator), Woods, J. R. C. (Contributor), Carpenter, L. G. (Creator), Kahle, H. (Creator), Berry, S. A. (Creator), Tropper, A. C. (Creator), Guina, M. (Creator), Apostolopoulos, V. (Creator), Smith, P. G. R. (Creator) & Gawith, C. B. E. (Creator), University of Southampton, 9 Jul 2020
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Zinc-indiffused MgO:PPLN waveguides for blue/UV generation via VECSEL pumping

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