The single‐wavelength 561 nm laser based on reflective volume Bragg grating

Abstract This article presents 561 nm single‐wavelength laser by laser diode end‐pumped Nd:YAG crystal. The reflective volume Bragg grating is used as the output coupling mirror to effectively select the center wavelength of 1123 nm. The single wavelength laser output at 561 nm is obtained by intracavity frequency doubling via LBO crystal cut in accordance with Type I phase matching condition. When the pump power is 4 W, the output power reaches 229.6 mW, and the power instability is less than 3% within 5 min. Experiments show that the reflective volume Bragg grating acts as both a frequency selection element and an output coupling mirror, which simplifies the resonator structure and improves the laser output power.