单斜结构的Yb:KLu(WO4)2晶体光谱和激光性质的各向异性

研究了Yb:KLu(WO4):晶体对非偏振抽运光的吸收以及连续波激光振荡性质.晶体结构的低对称性导致晶体光谱呈强烈各向异性,最强的吸收和发射都发生在平行于Nm.主轴的偏振方向上.Ng切向晶体具有最高的非偏振抽运光吸收效率和最大的激光功率产生潜力,2mm长的晶体产生的最高连续波输出功率为11 W,相对于吸收抽运功率,光一光转换效率为68%,而斜率效率则达80%.     

不同组分的钒酸盐混晶Ybt:YxGd1-t-xVO4光谱与激光性质的比较研究

研究了三种掺Yb钒酸盐混晶Yb_0.005:Y_0.298Gd_0.697VO₄, Yb_0.007:Y_0.407Gd_0.586VO₄和Yb_0.009:Y_0.575Gd_0.416VO₄的室温偏振吸收谱和发射谱. 结果表明,最强的吸收和发射相应于π偏振,位 关键词： 掺Yb钒酸盐混晶 吸收谱和发射谱 激光振荡 偏振态     

高峰值功率Nd:YLF/BaWO4正交偏振双波长拉曼激光器

正交偏振双波长激光在精密测量、太赫兹产生、差分雷达、光谱分析等领域有着重要的应用前景.Nd:YLF晶体具有两个发射截面相近的正交偏振发射峰,加上优异的储能性能和热性能,是适合产生正交偏振双波长激光的优良增益介质.本文采用低掺杂浓度的Nd:YLF晶体作为激光增益介质产生1047 nm和1053 nm的正交偏振双波长基频光,通过适当增大抽运光斑降低Nd:YLF晶体热裂的风险,利用BaWO₄晶体的腔内拉曼频移,实现了高峰值功率的1159.9 nm和1167.1 nm正交偏振双波长脉冲拉曼激光输出.在40 W的总入射抽运功率和5 kHz的脉冲重复频率下,获得平均输出功率为2.67 W的双波长拉曼激光输出,相应的光光转换效率为6.7%.1159.9 nm和1167.1 nm拉曼激光输出功率分别为1.31 W和1.36 W,最窄脉冲宽度分别为1.50 ns和1.53 ns,对应的峰值功率分别高达174.7 kW和177.8 kW.结果表明,降低掺杂浓度和增大抽运光斑可有效解决Nd:YLF晶体在高抽运功率下发生热裂的问题,Nd:YLF/BaWO4是实现正交偏振双波长拉曼激光输出...     

激光二极管抽运Nd∶YVO4晶体1342nm和671nm激光器研究

报道了激光二极管抽运的Nd∶YVO₄晶体1342和671nm激光特性.1342nm激光最大输出功率为1.75W，光-光转换效率为32.1%，斜效率为43%.利用Ⅰ类非临界相位匹配LBO晶体腔内倍频，当输入抽运功率为6W时，获得功率为502mW的671nm激光输出，光-光转换效率超过8.3%；当671nm激光输出功率为400mW时，短期的不稳定度小于2%. 关键词：     

导模法生长Er:Lu2O3连续激光特性

导模法是一种超高熔点晶体的有效生长方法,可以生长高质量、大尺寸、高掺杂的Er:Lu₂O₃晶体。本文测试了导模法生长的Er:Lu₂O₃晶体的荧光发射谱及连续激光特性,在室温下获得了斜效率为23.1%的2.85μm连续激光输出,最高输出功率5.24 W。80 min功率RMS(Root mean square)稳定性优于1.4%,不同输出功率水平的激光光束质量M²因子优于2.17。实验结果表明,导模法生长的Er:Lu₂O₃激光晶体具备输出高功率、高效率中红外激光的能力。     

端面抽运固体激光器中Nd∶YAG和Nd∶YVO_4晶体组合应用技术研究

采用Nd∶YAG与Nd∶YVO4晶体组合应用的方案,将具有优良导热和光电性能的Nd∶YAG晶体作为抽运光的前端吸收晶体,其后端放置具有较宽吸收谱的Nd∶YVO4晶体,用来吸收由于谱宽不匹配而没有被Nd∶YAG晶体吸收的抽运光能量成分。两种晶体在波长1064nm处的发射谱相互重叠,其吸收的抽运光能量可以转化成共同波长的振荡激光,提高了抽运光的利用效率。这种组合应用的方式还可以有效抑制振荡光功率随抽运源工作温度变化而产生的波动。实验证明,采用这种激光晶体的组合应用方案,相对于单一Nd∶YAG晶体方案,激光器的光光转换效率可提升22.9%,输出功率对温度的敏感度由7%降到1%以内。     

γ-LiAlO2上a面ZnO薄膜的光谱特性研究

利用激光脉冲沉积(PLD)技术在(302)γ-LiAlO₂衬底上成功生长了非极性的a面(1120)ZnO薄膜,光致发光谱(PL)带边发射峰半峰宽仅为115meV.研究了非极性ZnO薄膜光谱特性的面内各向异性,发现随着入射光偏振方向改变,在偏振透射光谱上,吸收边移动了20meV,这与A、B激子和C激子的能量差一致;而在拉曼光谱上,激发光偏振方向的改变导致E₂模式的强度发生明显改变. 关键词： 非极性ZnO 2')" href="#">γ-LiAlO₂ PLD     

BBO四倍频全固态Nd:YVO4紫外激光器

报道了用BBO晶体对激光二极管抽运Nd:YVO₄晶体声光调Q产生的1.064μm激光 进行四倍频,实现平均功率为63mW准连续波266nm紫外激光运转,重复频率为12.5kHz、单 脉冲能量5μJ、峰值功率达252W,绿光-紫外光转换效率达11%. 关键词： 266nm紫外激光 四倍频 全固态     

非线性克尔效应对飞秒激光偏振的超快调制

研究了近红外飞秒激光的偏振在太赫兹频率的超快调制.利用抽运-探测光谱技术,通过改变两个脉冲之间的延迟时间可以控制光脉冲的旋转角.在Li：NaTb（WO₄）₂磁光晶体中观察到探测光的偏振随延迟时间变化的高速振荡,振荡信号的中心频率为0.19 THz.这种超快偏振调制现象可以解释为,抽运-探测实验构置中,前向传播的抽运光诱导的光学克尔非线性引起被晶体远端表面所反射的背向传播的探测光脉冲偏振面的额外旋转.通过改变抽运光的圆偏振旋性可以控制探测光调制信号的相位和振幅.实验结果表明,非线性光学克尔效应可以作为一种全新的手段,在磁光晶体中实现近红外飞秒激光以太赫兹频率的超快偏振调控.这将在超快磁光调制器等全光器件中得以应用.实验结果将有助于偏振依赖的超快动力学过程的研究.     

Li2B4O7晶体的晶格振动光谱

在室温下测量了Li₂B₄O₇单晶的各种振动类的偏振Raman散射谱和该晶体粉末样品的红外吸收谱(200—4000cm^-1)。根据LO-TO劈裂的实验结果,计算出该晶体极化模的有效电荷和振子强度。通过与BBO和LBO晶体的结构和B—O伸缩振动模频率比较,得出:Li₂B₄O₇晶体可能有较大的非线性光学系数。 关键词：     

Efficient Nd:Y0.5Gd0.5VO4-KTiOPO4 green laser under diode pumping into the emitting level 4F3/2

We report a green laser at 532 nm generation by intracavity frequency doubling of a continuous wave (cw) laser operation of a 1064 nm Nd:Y_0.5Gd_0.5VO₄ laser under diode pumping into the emitting level ⁴ F _3/2. A KTiOPO₄ (KTP) crystal, cut for critical type-II phase matching at room temperature is used for second harmonic generation (SHG) of the laser. At an incident pump power of 17.8 W, as high as 4.21 W of cw output power at 532 nm is achieved. The optical-to-optical conversion efficiency is up to 23.6%, and the fluctuation of the green output power was better than 2.8% in the given 30 min.     

Continuous-wave and Q-switched laser operation of Nd:Gd0.18Y0.82VO4 mixed crystal

Efficient continuous-wave (cw), passively Q-switched, and actively Q-switched laser operations are demonstrated with a mixed vanadate crystal of Nd:Gd_0.18Y_0.82VO₄ under diode pumping. In a cw operation, an output power of 8.25 W is obtained at a maximum available incident pump power (P_in) of 15 W, with a slope efficiency of 56%. Using a Cr⁴⁺:YAG crystal of initial transmission of 62% as the saturable absorber for Q-switching, an average output power of 3.05 W is generated at pulse repetition frequency (PRF) of 16.7 kHz when the laser is pumped with the same maximum P_in. The pulse energy, pulse duration, and peak power are 183.3 μJ, 6.0 ns, and 30.6 kW, respectively. When actively Q-switched by an acousto-optic modulator, the laser produces an average output power of 5.5 W at PRF of 30 kHz with 16.2 W of pump power incident upon the laser crystal. The pulse energy, duration, and peak power are measured to be 183 μJ, 10.5 ns, and 17.5 kW, respectively.     

Laser characteristics of a new crystal Nd:Sr5(PO4)3F at 1.059 μm

The absorption spectrum of a new crystal Nd : Sr₅(PO₄)₃F or Nd : S-FAP, was measured, its two strong absorption peaks and broad effective absorption band showed that Nd : S-FAP can be appropriately pumped at 575 nm and 805.4 nm as well as with a xenon flashlamp. By using a tunable dye-laser (570.0~600.0 nm), a laser-diode (805 nm) and a xenon flash lamp as pump sources, respectively, the performance of a low threshold and high efficiency Nd:S-FAP laser at 1.059 (μm) (including pulse run, cw run, free-run and Q-switch run) has been demonstrated. The laser characteristics, such as the emission spectrum, the output energy, the output power, the pulse width, etc, were measured. In addition, the prospect of a Nd:S-FAP crystal for low-threshold high-efficiency miniature lasers is discussed.     

Continuous-wave diode-pumped operation of an Yb:NaLa(WO4)2 laser at room temperature

Room-temperature continuous-wave (cw) laser operation is demonstrated with the newly developed Yb:NaLa(WO₄)₂ disordered crystal by end-pumping with a fiber-coupled diode laser. A maximum output power of 330 mW is obtained with an optical efficiency of 4.9% and a slope efficiency of 6.3% with respect to the incident pump power. The efficiencies in terms of the absorbed pump power are roughly three times higher. Sellmeier dispersion curves for the ordinary and extraordinary refractive indices of the NaLa(WO₄)₂ host are reported along with crystallographic and spectroscopic properties related to the Yb³⁺-doping.     

Efficient diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 continuous-wave laser at 1.34 μm

We report a high-power continuous-wave(cw) diode-pumped efficient 1.34 μm Nd:YVO₄ laser. The laser properties of a low Nd³⁺-doped concentration of the Nd:YVO₄ crystal operating at 1.34 μm formed with a simple plane-concave cavity have been demonstrated. With the incident pump power of 22 W, an output power of 8.24 W was obtained, giving an optical conversion efficiency of 37.5% and slope efficiency of 40%. The thermal effects of cw end-pumped solid-state lasers were studied.     

Laser output power over 5 W at 1.06 μm for Nd:GdVO4 single crystal

In this paper, we report the polarization absorption spectra from 400 to 850 nm, polarization emission spectra from 1050 to 1100 nm and laser properties of an Nd:GdVO₄ crystal. An output power of up to 5.29 W at 1.06 μm has been achieved with a 3×3×3 mm Nd:GdVO₄ crystal sample when it is pumped by a cw laser diode.     

1.6 W of TEM00 cw output at 1.06 μm from Nd:CNGG laser end-pumped by a fiber-coupled diode laser array

In this paper we demonstrated and analyzed a high-power cw Nd:CNGG laser end-pumped by a fiber-coupled diode laser array in a convex–concave-type cavity. TEM₀₀ mode output power of 1.63 W was obtained with 27% optical-to-optical conversion efficiency and slope efficiency of 44.5%. Thermal lensing and its variation with the incident pump power for this crystal have been measured. The coefficient for pump power induced diffraction losses of Nd:CNGG crystal have also been estimated for this laser configuration.     

Tm:Y2SiO5晶体的生长和光谱性质研究

采用中频感应提拉法生长了高质量的Tm:Y₂SiO₅(Tm:YSO)晶体,测定了晶体的晶格常数和分凝系数.运用劳厄照相法确定了单斜晶系Tm:YSO晶体的三个偏振轴〈010〉,D₁和D₂,在室温下测量了三个偏振轴方向的吸收光谱、荧光光谱和荧光寿命,计算了晶体吸收峰的吸收线宽和吸收截面.研究发现,相对于其他两个偏振轴方向,D₁方向在790nm处出现较强的吸收峰, 关键词： 2SiO₅')" href="#">Tm:Y₂SiO₅ 单斜晶系 吸收光谱 荧光光谱     

High-power diode-end-pumped CW Nd:GdVO4 laser

We report on a high-power diode-end-pumped CW Nd:GdVO₄ laser. Under the pump power of 39.5 W, a maximum output power of 19.8 W and a slope efficiency of 58.5% were obtained. The beam quality M² at maximum output power was measured to be around 2.62. The thermal focal length in Nd:GdVO₄ crystal under the pump power from 22 to 40.6 W was measured. The pump-induced damage threshold was estimated to be 28.6 kW/cm².     

DESIGN OF A 532nm Nd:YVO4/KTP SINGLE-FREQUENCY LASER

A model of the laser-diode pumped solid-state laser is developed to deduce the minimum average radii of the pump beam in the solid medium, since the smaller the cavity waist, the higher the laser output power is expected to be. With an appropriate coupling system consisting of the collimating lens, prism pair and focusing lens, a diode-pumped single-frequency Nd:YVO₄/KTP intracavity frequency-doubling cw laser has been demonstrated through the precise temperature control of the Nd:YVO₄ crystal, the KTP crystal and the diode laser. The 532nm single-frequency output power of 40.4mW (in fact 55mW if the reflection loss of the triangular prism is taken into account) is obtained for an incident power of 515mW. It is derived theoretically and is verified in experiment that the frequency drift of the free-running laser can be reduced by increasing the cavity length.