6.3 GHz Linearly Tuning Single-Frequency Nd:YVO4 Laser

Abstract

We propose a linearly frequency-tuning single-frequency Nd:YVO₄ laser. We achieve a single-frequency tuning operation with a tuning range of 6.3 GHz and a maximum power of 0.5 W at 1,064 nm by tilting a thin coated etalon and changing the voltage applied to an RTP crystal in a synchronous way. The laser is linearly tuned with a standard frequency variation of ∼190 MHz. We estimate the average tuning speed to be 0.81 GHz/s. The tuning range obtained is more than three times the longitudinal mode spacing of the laser resonator.