Continuous-Wave Self-Raman Vanadate Lasers Generating Versatile Visible Wavelengths
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Spontaneous Raman Spectrum of Vanadate Crystals
3. The Critical Phase Matching of LBO Crystal for Visible Emissions
4. Single Wavelength Operations for Individual Green-Lime-Orange Emissions
5. Dual-Wavelength Operations for Lime-Green and Orange-Green Emissions
5.1. Lime-Green Emission
5.2. Orange-Green Emission
6. Triple-Wavelength Operation of Orange-Lime-Green Simultaneous Emissions
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Li, D.; Huang, C.-Y.; Chang, X.-W.; Liang, H.-C.; Chen, Y.-F. Continuous-Wave Self-Raman Vanadate Lasers Generating Versatile Visible Wavelengths. Photonics 2024, 11, 601. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11070601
Li D, Huang C-Y, Chang X-W, Liang H-C, Chen Y-F. Continuous-Wave Self-Raman Vanadate Lasers Generating Versatile Visible Wavelengths. Photonics. 2024; 11(7):601. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11070601
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Di, Chien-Yen Huang, Xiu-Wei Chang, Hsing-Chih Liang, and Yung-Fu Chen. 2024. "Continuous-Wave Self-Raman Vanadate Lasers Generating Versatile Visible Wavelengths" Photonics 11, no. 7: 601. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11070601
APA StyleLi, D., Huang, C.-Y., Chang, X.-W., Liang, H.-C., & Chen, Y.-F. (2024). Continuous-Wave Self-Raman Vanadate Lasers Generating Versatile Visible Wavelengths. Photonics, 11(7), 601. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11070601