Realization of 1.5Â W 780Â nm single-frequency laser by using cavity-enhanced frequency doubling of an EDFA boosted 1560Â nm diode laser

We demonstrated a continuous-wave (CW) 780 nm laser with Watt-level output power by using external-cavity-enhanced frequency doubling of an Erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) boosted 1560 nm diode laser in a periodically-poled magnesium-oxide-doped lithium niobate (PPMgO:LN) bulk crystal. A 780 nm laser with maximum output power of 1.5 W is obtained at an incident 1560 nm laser of 2.05 W, corresponding to a doubling efficiency of 73%. The typical fluctuation of 780 nm laser׳s power is 1.2% (rms) in about 30 min. This 780 nm laser can be potentially applied to laser cooling and manipulation of rubidium atoms, generating 1560 nm squeezed vacuum field as well as 1560 nm continuous-variable entanglement based on optical parametric oscillator if additional locking and noise suppression is applied.