We developed a narrow-band, Nd:GSGG ring laser tunable around 1336.6 nm with a tuning range more than 24 pm. The maximum output energy is 0.26 J per pulse with a pulse width of 900 μs and a pulse repetition rate of 10 Hz. The root-mean-square of wavelength stability in 1 h is 0.27 pm, and M2 factor is 1.06 at the output energy of 0.16 J per pulse. It can be a good candidate of the fundamental laser, of which the eighth-harmonic generation at 167.0787 nm can be used to induce the 27Al+ ion by the 1S0?1P1 transition for laser cooling when it is used as the medium for optical clock.

Applied Physics B

Lasers and Optics

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