Comparative study on the intracavity frequency-doubling 532 nm laser based on gray-tracking-resistant KTP and conventional KTP

A comparative study of a frequency-doubling 532 nm laser based on gray-tracking-resistant KTP (GTRKTP) and conventional KTP is presented. The intracavity GTR-KTP was proved to have better temperature characteristics than that of conventional KTP. Within the normalized output power variation range of 0.8-1.0, GTR-KTP has a temperature tolerance of 35[degrees]C, broader than the 21[degrees]C obtained with conventional KTP. Under the laser diode (LD) pump power of 180W, the maximum average output power at 532 nm was 40.6 W for GTR-KTP at a repetition frequency of 10 kHz. In the case of conventional KTP, the maximum available LD pump power was limited to 150 W, with the corresponding maximum green average output power of 27.2 W. OCIS codes: 140.3480, 160.4330, 190.2620.