激光二极管抽运非平面单向行波环形腔单频固体激光器的设计

激光二极管抽运的单块非平面环形腔固体激光器具有结构稳固、效率高等优点 ,在一定的纵向磁场作用下 ,可形成单向行波振荡 ,纵向抽运时就可得到较高功率的单频输出 ,有广泛的应用前景。文中在详细讨论了非平面单向行波环形腔形成单频的原理基础上 ,研究了国际上流行的“三角形”单块非平面环形腔 ,并用此种腔型得到 2 70 m W的基横模单纵模 1.0 6μm激光 ;同时提出了所设计的非平面环形腔“梯形环形腔”和“角锥棱镜式环形腔”。由于它们工作原理相近 ,统称它们为“泛三角形非平面单向行波环形腔”。     

角锥型全固态非平面环形激光器473 nm单频运转

提出并实现了由热键合直角棱镜与角锥棱镜构成的新型946 nm及473 nm单频非平面环形激光器.直角棱镜由无掺杂的YAG晶体和2 mm厚的Nd∶YAG晶体热键合形成,可提供激光增益、光路闭合及对946 nm激光起偏等多种复合功能.角锥棱镜由熔融石英材料构成,在环形永磁铁作用下,提供法拉第旋转作用.实验上实现了该结构的946 nm腔内倍频,并获得了473 nm单频单向激光输出.     

角锥型全固态非平面环形激光器473 nm单频运转

提出并实现了由热键合直角棱镜与角锥棱镜构成的新型946 nm及473 nm单频非平面环形激光器.直角棱镜由无掺杂的YAG晶体和2 mm厚的Nd∶YAG晶体热键合形成,可提供激光增益、光路闭合及对946 nm激光起偏等多种复合功能.角锥棱镜由熔融石英材料构成,在环形永磁铁作用下,提供法拉第旋转作用.实验上实现了该结构的946 nm腔内倍频,并获得了473 nm单频单向激光输出.     

LD泵浦全固态608.1nm和频激光器

本文报道了一种全固态腔内和频608.1 nm激光器。在激光谐振腔两个分臂中,两支激光二极管分别泵浦Nd: YVO₄和Nd: YAG晶体,分别选择1 342 nm波长(Nd: YVO₄晶体的⁴F_3/2-⁴I_13/2谱线)与1 112 nm波长(Nd: YAG晶体的⁴F_3/2-⁴I_11/2谱线)振荡并进行腔内和频。通过优化谐振腔设计,腔内两个波长获得了较好的模式匹配。在两个分臂的交叠部分,利用LBO I类相位匹配进行和频,获得和频608.1 nm激光输出。实验表明,当Nd: YVO₄与Nd: YAG晶体泵浦功率分别为600和740 mW时,获得了功率为23.8 mW、波长为608.1 nm激光输出,激光输出稳定、噪声低。利用本文提出的和频结构是获得608.1 nm激光输出较为有效的方法。     

周期极化KTiOPO4晶体和频单块非平面环形腔激光产生连续单频589nm黄光

单次通过周期极化KTiOPO₄晶体和频单块非平面环形腔1064 nm与1319 nm激光产生连续单频589 nm黄光. 通过琼斯矩阵模拟计算对单块非平面Nd:YAG晶体参数进行了优化设计, 实验获得1080 mW和580 mW的连续单频1064 nm和1319 nm激光输出. 两束激光单次通过周期极化KTiOPO₄晶体和频产生14.8 mW, M²=1.14的589 nm黄光, 相应的和频效率为0.9%. 研究了周期极化KTiOPO₄温度对和频效率的影响, 得到其温度接收带宽为1.5℃. 通过改变1064 nm Nd:YAG晶体的温度可实现589 nm黄光波长精确对应钠原子D_2a吸收谱线, 调谐精度达到0.164 pm.     

腔内波片产生的Nd∶YAG激光纵模分裂规律研究

简要介绍了激光纵模分裂的基本原理，研究了腔内含有1个和2个1/4波片时产生Nd∶YAG激光纵模分裂的规律。实验结果表明：在1064nm Nd∶YAG激光的腔内放置一个1/4波片时，每一激光纵模分裂为2个正交的线偏振模，在波片表面垂直于激光光线的条件下，纵模分裂量（即频率差或波长差）恰好等于激光纵模间隔的一半；当在Nd∶YAG激光腔内沿垂直光线方向平行放置2个1/4波片时，也能产生纵模分裂现象，其纵模分裂量取决于2波片快（慢）轴之间的夹角。在0°～ 90°范围内调节角度，可使纵模分裂量在一个激光纵模间隔内线性调谐。实验结果与理论分析相吻合。     

全固化非平面单频Nd：YAG环形激光器

利用Ｎｄ：ＹＡＧ激光增益介质的法拉第效应，以及光束在非平面环形谐振腔中传播产生的偏振面旋转，使激光二极管泵浦的环形Ｎｄ：ＹＡＧ激光器单向运转，获得单频激光输出，最大单纵模激光（１．０６４μｍ）输出为３６５ｍＷ，功率波动小于２％，短期频率漂移小于４５ＭＨｚ，并利用内腔倍频技术得到单频绿光输出，最大单纵模绿光（５３２ｎｍ）输出为７５ｍＷ，功率波动小于４％。     

6.1 W single frequency laser output at 1645 nm from a resonantly pumped Er:YAG nonplanar ring oscillator

A monolithic 1645 nm Er:YAG nonplanar ring oscillator (NPRO) resonantly pumped by a 1532 nm fiber laser is demonstrated. For reducing the energy-transfer upconversion effect, a 0.5% doped Er:YAG nonplanar crystal was used. An up to 6.1 W single frequency laser output at 1645 nm was obtained, with a slope efficiency of 55.2% and an optical efficiency of 48.0%. The linewidth of the Er:YAG NPRO was 14.4 kHz.     

调QNd∶YAG环形腔外腔倍频技术研究

用磷酸氧钛钾 (KTP)作为倍频晶体 ,对Nd∶YAG声光调Q激光的环形腔外腔倍频技术进行了实验和理论的研究 ,利用最大平均功率 5 0W、声光调Q、输出频率 10 0 5Hz、灯抽运Nd∶YAG激光器做为基频光光源 ,在基频输入功率 35W时 ,获得了大约为 31.4 %的光光转换效率的绿光输出。从实验结果分析了环形腔倍频的特性 ,指出了该方法的优缺点。从光束质量和聚焦光斑直径方面 ,对基频光和二次谐波进行了比较 ,提供了利用CCD测得光斑的部分图片 ,分析了环形腔倍频的工作原理 ,解决了困扰倍频技术的转换效率问题和光束质量问题     

Intracavity-frequency-doubling of a 946 nm Nd:YAG laser with cadmium mercury thiocyanate crystal

We report the intracavity-frequency-doubling of a 946 nm Nd:YAG laser with a CMTC crystal at room temperature. A cw output power of 1.64 mW of blue light at 473 nm is obtained. To our knowledge, this is the first time that CMTC crystal has been used to frequency double a 946 nm Nd:YAG laser.     

注入功率比可调控的双泵浦复合腔501 nm青光激光器

为了探究提高500 nm附近激光高准确度应用的理论和技术依据,本文采用双泵浦源复合腔结合非线性和频变换,实现腔内两种波长基频光无增益竞争,可提高基频光输出功率,同时在复合腔内进行多次非线性频率变换,通过调控基频光注入功率比,使腔内光子数配比达到1∶1,从而有效提高了光-光转换效率及和频输出功率。对首次建立的理论模型进行了实验验证,分别采用Nd:YAG和Nd:YVO₄作为增益介质获取946 nm和1064 nm基频光输出,LBO为和频晶体;通过双泵浦源结构实现946 nm和1064 nm基频光无增益竞争,调节注入LBO光功率,对比注入功率比不同时的和频转换效率及输出功率,最终在基频光注入功率比为1.48∶1(即腔内光子数配比为1∶1)时获得最大输出功率923 mW的501 nm青光。     

670nm电光调Q陶瓷激光器

为了进一步研究Nd∶YAG陶瓷激光器的红光波段,研制了一台重复频率为1 000 Hz的670 nm电光调Q Nd∶YAG陶瓷激光器.采用三个激光二极管列阵侧面抽运掺杂浓度为1.1at%、尺寸为Φ3×50 mm2的Nd∶YAG陶瓷晶体,根据实验测量的陶瓷晶体热透镜焦距,优化设计了折叠腔的各个参量,并对陶瓷晶体及倍频晶体热...     

1.15 kW连续波全固态Nd:YAG激光器

研制了五组双线二极管列阵侧面泵浦Nd: YAG棒的高效率、高功率激光头。将一块90° 石英旋光片插入两个这样的激光头中间并置入热近非稳对称平平腔，产生了1157 W高光束质量（M2 ~ 39）1064 nm连续波输出，据我们所知，这是侧面泵浦双棒Nd: YAG激光器产生的最高功率。     

39.5% conversion of low-power Q-switched Nd:YAG laser radiation to 266 nm by use of a resonant ring cavity

A simple ring cavity consisting of mirrors reflecting at the second harmonic is used to generate the fourth harmonic of low-power Q-switched Nd:YAG laser pulses. A large beam waist of 1 mm minimized the effects of double refraction and thermal loading of the nonlinear crystals. By simulating the low-power pulses with a small portion of the output from a 30-Hz flash-lamp-pumped Q-switched Nd:YAG laser, we obtained IR-UV energy conversion as great as 39.5% to yield 84-mW average power at 266 nm from 213 mW of single-mode 1064-nm radiation.     

Simultaneous dual-wavelength laser operation at 1342 and 946 nm in two laser crystals and their sum-frequency mixing

A sum-frequency yellow-green laser at 554.9 nm is reported by this paper, 946 nm wavelength is obtained from ⁴F_3/2-⁴I_9/2 transition in Nd:YAG and 1342 nm wavelength is obtained from ⁴F_3/2-⁴I_13/2 transition in Nd:YVO₄. Using a doubly folded-cavity type-II critical phase matching KTP crystal intra cavity to make 946 nm laser from Nd:YAG and 1342 nm laser from Nd:YVO₄ frequency summed, with incident pumped power of 30 W in Nd:YAG and 20 W in Nd:YVO₄, TEM₀₀ mode yellow-green laser at 554.9 nm at 1.15 W is obtained and its M² factor is less than 1.22. The experimental results show that the Nd:YAG and Nd:YVO₄ crystals intra-cavity sum-frequency mixing is an effective method for yellow-green laser and it can be applied to other two laser crystals to obtain more all-solid-state lasers with different wavelengths.     

A high-power high-stability Q-switched green laser with intracavity frequency doubling using a diode-pumped composite ceramic Nd：YAG laser

We successfully obtain a high-average-power high-stability Q-switched green laser based on diode-side-pumped composite ceramic Nd:YAG in a straight plano-concave cavity. The temperature distribution in composite ceramic Nd:YAG crystal is numerically analyzed and compared with that of conventional Nd:YAG crystal. By using a composite ceramic Nd:YAG rod and a type-II high gray track resistance KTP (HGTR-KTP) crystal, a green laser with an average output power of 165 W is obtained at a repetition rate of 25 kHz, with a diode-to-green optical conversion of 14.68%, and a pulse width of 162 ns. To the best of our knowledge, both the output power and optical-to-optical efficiency are the highest values for green laser systems with intracavity frequency doubling of this novel composite ceramic Nd:YAG laser to date. The power fluctuation at around 160 W is lower than 0.3% in 2.5 hours.     

High-power high-stability Q-switched green laser with intracavity frequency doubling of diode-pumped composite ceramic Nd:YAG laser

We successfully obtain high-average-power high-stability Q-switched green laser based on diode-side-pumped composite ceramic Nd:YAG in a straight plano-concave cavity. The temperature distribution in composite ceramic Nd:YAG crystal is numerically analyzed and compared with that of conventional Nd:YAG crystal. By use of a composite ceramic Nd:YAG rod and a type-II high gray track resistance KTP (HGTR-KTP) crystal, a green laser with an average output power of 165 W is obtained at a repetition rate of 25 kHz, with a diode-to-green optical conversion of 14.68%, and a pulse width of 162 ns. To the best of our knowledge, both the output power and optical-to-optical efficiency are the highest values for green laser systems with intracavity frequency doubling of this novel composite ceramic Nd:YAG laser to date. The power fluctuation at around 160 W is lower than 0.3% in 2.5 hours.     

LD抽运腔内和频571.6 nm连续波黄光激光器

报道了全固态连续波571.6 nm黄光激光器.黄激光是分别由两片Nd∶YAG的1 444 nm和946 nm谱线非线性和频产生,两条谱线在各自晶体对应能级跃迁分别为4F3/2-4I15/2和4F3/2-4I9/2.实验中采用复合腔结构,利用RTP晶体II类临界相位进行内腔和频,当注入到两片Nd∶YAG晶体的抽运功率分别为25 W和14.8 W时,获得562 mW的连续波571.6 nm黄激光输出,4 h功率稳定度优于±2.9％.     

腔内偏振元件对激光特性的影响

Nd:YAG固体激光器的偏振特性在许多实际应用中非常重要.特别是在非线性光学频率变换中,无论是实现Ⅰ类相位匹配还是Ⅱ类相位匹配的非线性光学晶体,对基频光的偏振特性都有一定的要求.研究了半导体激光侧向泵浦固体Nd:YAG激光器的偏振特性.实验测量了腔内镀膜偏振片和它们在腔内不同位置时对激光偏振特性的影响.消光比测量表明,...     

基于Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG复合晶体的全固态紫外激光器

被动调Q产生1064 nm脉冲激光在腔外聚焦后入射到KTP中,产生532 nm的倍频光,再通过LBO和频产生355 nm激光。当抽运功率为3.4 W时,基频光调Q输出平均功率为350 mW,峰值功率达3.5 kW。腔外二倍频532 nm绿光输出平均功率为110 mW,用Ⅰ类相位匹配LBO晶体和频获得36 mW的355 nm的紫外激光输出,三倍频效率(1064~355 nm)达到10.2%。由于Cr∶YAG晶体达到饱和吸收后,会呈现出各向异性的特征,对基频光的偏振状态有很大影响。实验中必须合理放置复合晶体,使基频光的偏振状态为近似线偏振以提高转换效率。