430-mW single-transverse mode diode-pumped Nd:YVO/sub 4/ laser at 671 nm

A diode-pumped Nd:YVO/sub 4/ laser operating at 1342 nm and intracavity doubled has been developed. Employing a type II noncritically phase-matched LiB/sub 3/O/sub 5/ (LBO) crystal, we generated 430 mW at 671 nm in single transverse mode. Operating at /spl ap/85% of the maximum output power we also selected a single axial mode.