Monolithic YVO₄ Raman laser with linewidth narrowing and long-term longitudinal-mode stability.

Authors

W O C Davis, B Kumar, O Terra, A Sharp, R P Mildren

Published in

Optics letters. Volume 51. Issue 21. Pages 6074-6077. Nov 01, 2026. Epub Sep 28, 2026.

Abstract

Continuous-wave Raman lasers are emerging as promising light sources that combine their characteristic wavelength conversion with low quantum-limited frequency noise, making them attractive for quantum and sensing applications. Linewidth studies so far have been based on free-space Raman crystal lasers, with linewidth limited by technical noise due to vibrations and air currents. Here, we demonstrate a monolithic crystal Raman laser, based on a 15 mm-long biconvex coated YVO₄ crystal with a 14 mm end-face radius of curvature. A 1064 nm pump is actively locked to the cavity using the Pound-Drever-Hall technique, generating Stokes emission at 1174 nm with a threshold pump power of 260 mW. The integrated linewidth of 190 kHz over 1 ms integration time was approximately 53 times narrower than the pump. The high-offset-frequency noise at 50 MHz is suppressed by more than a factor of 130,000 relative to the pump, resulting in a measurement-limited upper bound of 20 Hz for the Lorentzian linewidth. The laser operated in a single-longitudinal-mode over 7 h and showed strong resistance to environmentally induced mode hopping, highlighting the potential of monolithic Raman lasers for robust precision optical sources.

PMID:
42962126
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