空气导热作用下Nd:YAG晶体温场特性

为了实现激光二极管端面泵浦Nd:YAG晶体温度场的精确计算,在晶体端面导热边界条件下建立热模型。首先根据热传导方程,以解析分析理论为基础,应用常数变易法和特征函数法,在考虑晶体端面存在热交换情况下,计算得到808 nm激光泵浦Nd:YAG圆棒晶体的温度场分布,分析了泵浦激光功率、光束半径及超高阶次等因素对晶体温度场分布的影响。分析结果表明:当功率为60 W、光斑半径为0. 4 mm的泵浦光作用于半径为1. 5 mm,长度为5 mm的Nd:YAG圆棒晶体时,该晶体内部最高温升出现在泵浦端面中心处,最高温升为426. 3 K,得到晶体的热透镜焦距为272. 98 mm。由于在计算中考虑了空气的导热作用对晶体温度场分布的影响,更符合实际情况,因此结果能更真实反映晶体内部温度场的分布情况。本文研究为精确分析相关激光晶体的温度场分布提供了指导,并为激光器性能的优化提供了理论依据。     

高功率半导体激光端面泵浦方形掺Nd3+离子激光晶体热形变研究

为了解决高功率半导体激光器端面泵浦激光晶体引起的热效应问题，激光晶体泵浦端面的热形变必须进行准确的计算.通过对于全固态激光器中激光晶体的工作特点分析，建立了矩形截面激光晶体热分析模型.基于热传导方程，提出了泊松方程的一种新解，并获得了矩形截面激光晶体端面热形变分布的一般解析表达式.同时讨论了半导体激光器偏心泵浦激光晶体给端面热形变带来的影响.与有限元分析方法以及其他数值分析方法相比，解析分析方法不会给计算引入任何的误差.热形变的解析分析为解决激光晶体的热效应问题以及提高激光器的性能提供了理论的依据.     

LD端面抽运Nd∶KGW 激光器热效应的理论与实验研究

对LD端面泵浦Nd∶KGW激光器的热效应进行了分析.求解热传导方程得出了Nd∶KGW晶体的温度分布和端面形变,进而计算出了热焦距随泵浦功率的变化曲线,并通过实验对其正确性进行了验证.采用凹 平腔,在不同透过率的输出镜下,对Nd∶KGW晶体的1 064 nm连续激光输出特性进行了研究.     

LD端面抽运Nd∶KGW激光器热效应的理论与实验研究

对LD端面泵浦Nd∶KGW激光器的热效应进行了分析.求解热传导方程得出了Nd∶KGW晶体的温度分布和端面形变,进而计算出了热焦距随泵浦功率的变化曲线,并通过实验对其正确性进行了验证.采用凹-平腔,在不同透过率的输出镜下,对Nd∶KGW晶体的1 064 nm连续激光输出特性进行了研究.     

LD端面抽运Nd∶KGW 激光器热效应的理论与实验研究

对LD端面泵浦Nd∶KGW激光器的热效应进行了分析.求解热传导方程得出了Nd∶KGW晶体的温度分布和端面形变,进而计算出了热焦距随泵浦功率的变化曲线,并通过实验对其正确性进行了验证.采用凹-平腔,在不同透过率的输出镜下,对Nd∶KGW晶体的1 064 nm连续激光输出特性进行了研究.     

激光二极管端面纵向泵浦Nd:YVO_4激光器的热效应研究

针对激光二极管端面纵向泵浦Nd:YVO4激光器,本文理论和实验详细研究了Nd:YVO4晶体的热透镜效应。在激光二极管的中心波长分别为808nm和880nm及分别采用单端端面纵向泵浦和双端端面纵向泵浦结构情况下,实验测量了Nd:YVO4晶体的热透镜焦距,实验结果和理论预测基本吻合。同时在泵浦功率60W时获得了18.8W的连续基横模激光输出。     

激光二极管端面泵浦Yb:YAG圆棒热效应研究

基于激光二极管端面泵浦Yb∶YAG棒工作特点的分析,提出了端面绝热、周边恒温的激光晶体热分析模型,采用了一种新的热传导方程求解方法,得到了超高斯光束端面泵浦Yb∶YAG棒温度场的一般解析表达式。同时分析了不同阶次、不同光斑半径、不同功率超高斯光束以及晶体参数改变时对于Yb∶YAG棒温度场分布的影响。研究结果表明,若准直聚焦到Yb∶YAG棒泵浦面42.5W的光束具有4阶超高斯强度分布时,掺Yb3+质量分数为10.0at.%、长度为2.5mm、半径为2mm的Yb∶YAG棒的泵浦面获得74.20℃的最高温升。新的热传导方程求解方法在研究激光棒温度场分布方面具有计算量小、精度高等特点。研究结果对减小激光晶体的热效应,提高全固态Yb∶YAG激光器性能提供了理论依据。     

LD端面泵浦矩形Yb:YAG晶体热效应研究

建立了激光晶体热传导模型。通过求解泊松方程,得到了不同Yb3+离子掺杂浓度的Yb:YAG晶体内温度场分布及由此引起的光程差和热焦距,求出了在不同泵浦半径下的端面温度分布。研究结果表明:随着Yb3+离子掺杂浓度的增加,Yb:YAG晶体端面中心温度升高,晶体中心轴温度衰减加快,热焦距变小;随着泵浦光斑半径的增大,晶体端面中心温度降低。这一结论对改善Yb:YAG晶体热效应提供了理论依据。     

基于对流传热模型的LD端面泵浦圆形激光晶体的热效应研究

通过对半导体端面泵浦棒状Nd∶YAG晶体的热效应进行了理论分析,研究了端面抽运圆形截面激光晶体内部温度场,建立了符合条件的激光晶体热模型。考虑晶体侧面与冷却液之间的对流传热,以及晶体端面与外界非绝热边界条件,从而建立更为合理的边界条件,得出更符合实际的晶体的温度分布场。研究结果表明,考虑端面的对流传热后,计算的晶体中心温度降低,而相应的热焦距稍有增加;空气传热系数增加时,晶体中心温度明显降低,热焦距显著增加,减弱了晶体热效应。     

端面泵浦双Nd∶YVO_4激光器中热效应对腔稳定性的影响

利用多个激光晶体串接方式可以提高固体激光器的输出功率 发展双Nd∶YVO4 晶体激光器 ,将晶体的端面镀膜作为谐振腔的端面镜 ,构成了平行平面谐振腔 对平行平面谐振腔的等效腔进行了理论分析 ,结果表明激光晶体吸收泵浦光产生的热透镜效应对保持腔的稳定性起到了重要的作用 在国内首次进行了双端泵浦双Nd∶YVO4 激光器的实验研究 ,在抽运功率为 2 0 .74W时获得了 11W的 10 6 4nmTEM0 0 模激光输出 ,其光 光转化效率约为 5 3% 并且对于不同掺杂浓度下的实验结果进行了讨论     

Theoretical investigation on thermal lensing effects of Yb:KY(WO4)2 in diode-pumped lasers

Based on the features of laser diode end-pumped lasers, a thermal model of Yb:KY(WO₄)₂(Yb:KYW) with square cross-section was established. Considering the heat transfer on side faces, the anisotropic of thermal conductivity and the latest reports about thermo-optic coefficient, thermal expansion coefficient and thermal conductivity, temperature distribution, end-pumped face distortion and thermal lens focal length of Yb:KYW were more precisely obtained using finite difference method to solve Poisson equation in a rectangular Cartesian coordinate for the first time. At the pump power of 14 W, the highest temperature located at the center of end-pumped face was 243.8 °C, the highest distortion was 0.28 μm, and the thermal lens focal length was 5.4 cm along z-axis and −4.9 cm along x-axis. The results show that thermal lensing effects in the b-cut Yb:KYW were mainly determined by the anisotropic thermal expansion of Yb:KYW, and further present thermal lensing effects become weaker after considering the heat transfer. This work is significant for compensating the thermal lensing effect and improving the resonator stability of diode-pumped anisotropy crystal lasers.     

Influences of pump beam distribution on thermal lensing spherical aberration in an LD end-pumped Nd:YAG laser

A numerical investigation is made on the thermal lensing and spherical aberration effect in an LD end-pumped Nd:YAG laser. Based on the finite element method (FEM), the laser rod temperature distribution is calculated and the focal length of the thermal lens is deduced, the influences of pump beam on the thermal lensing spherical aberration are mainly studied. The results show the thermal lens which focal length varied with the radial coordinate r is not an ideal lens. Given the heat dissipation boundary conditions, the radial dependent focal length will be shortened when the pump power raised or the waist radius of the pump beam reduced, meanwhile the radial differences of the focal length will decrease when the pump power increased. For a Super-Gaussian profile pump beam, the higher the exponent number, the more similar to flat top the pump beam is, and the less the radial differences of the focal length are.     

Thermal optics distortion of face pump slab lasers with two pump arrangements

Two pump arrangements, which are the slow axis and the fast axis of LD stacks parallel to the length direction of the slab, are simulated. From the results the optical intensity along the width of the slab is Gaussian and super-Gaussian distribution, respectively. Then based on heat conduction equation and conductively cooling boundary condition, the calculation of the distribution of absorbed pump power, temperature and thermal stress with the tool of finite element analyses is performed. From these results we numerically calculate the thermal focusing in zigzag and perpendicular zigzag planes using the ray tracing method running at low and high repetition rates. It is found that the temperature distribution along width has a significant impact on the thermal stress and thermal optics distortion, especially running at high repetition rate or high average power. Finally, the conclusion was that the pump arrangement with the fast axis of LD stacks parallel to the length direction of the slab is superior to the slow axis of LD stacks parallel to the length direction of the slab in decreasing thermal lens effect and obtaining high beam quality.     

薄片激光器热效应及其对输出功率的影响

建立了光强分布为高斯型的抽运光端面单程抽运时薄片激光器的温度模型, 实验测量了不同抽运功率下薄片介质表面的 温度分布、温度随时间的变化特性以及介质表面的温度差. 采用Hartmann法测量了薄片介质的热焦距. 考虑热焦距随抽运功率的变化, 基于四能级系统薄片激光器的速率方程组, 建立了薄片激光器热效应对输出功率影响的物理模型, 薄片激光器输入-输出功率曲线与实际相符. 所得结果对薄片激光器的设计和优化具有一定的指导意义.     

10 kHz 40 W Ti:sapphire regenerative ring amplifier

A cryogenically cooled Ti:sapphire regenerative ring amplifier was developed as a laser for generating a laser-produced plasma light source. With a 10 kHz 180 W pump laser, the amplifier output is 40 W before compression and 26 W after compression. We believe it to be the current highest average-power output from a single stage Ti:sapphire amplifier. The effective focal length of the thermal lens is measured to be 2.2 m at 100 K for 180 W of pump power. With a 1 m focal length lens placed in the resonator, the effect of a thermal lens on the resonator mode is suppressed. High conversion efficiency is achieved for the whole pumping power range without any additional measures for thermal compensation.     

Thermal focal length measurement of an LD-end-pumped Tm,Ho:GdVO4 laser

The thermal focal length of a Tm,Ho:GdVO₄ crystal was measured in this paper. The pump laser was 25.73 W, and the thermal focal length was 692.6 mm; based on the thermal focal length of a Tm,Ho:GdVO₄ crystal, a single end-pump continuous wave (CW) operation of Tm,Ho:GdVO₄ laser was designed to demonstrate the effect of thermal focal length, and a 0.26-W output power was high in considering the thermal focal length than in unconsidering the thermal focal length with a 26.1-W pump power.     

Thermo-optic effects affecting the high pump power end pumped solid state lasers: Modeling and analysis

A complete solution of the thermal effect for continuous wave laser diode array fiber coupled high pump power end pumped actively solid state laser is presented. In this paper, the thermal loading resulted from energy transfer up-conversion effect for laser operated under different pulse repetition frequency has been taken into account in the overall thermal effects. The thermal loading transfer the absorbed pump power into non-uniform temperature distribution in the laser rod, and thus results in thermal strain, thermal stress, thermal dispersion of index, and thermally induced diffraction losses. For a practical laser cavity configuration containing the internal optical elements, we use spherical aberration theory to give a better explanation of experimental results via calculating diffraction losses quantitatively. According to analysis of thermal focal length experimental data, the results show that our calculated value of thermal loading under fixed Nd³⁺ doped concentration laser crystal is not a constant but a function of pump power instead. The theoretical predicted curve of thermal focal length based on our model is in good agreement with experimental measurements. At low pump power, the thermal loading is a linear function varying with pump power, but it begins to saturate at pump powers exceeding 6 W. This phenomenon is consistent with our physical intuitions.     

端侧面组合抽运DPL热透镜效应研究

通过数值计算发现：在端侧面组合抽运DPL中,晶体横截面上的温度分布接近于轴对称分布,并且端面抽运功率占有率越大,温度分布越接近于轴对称分布。将端侧面组合抽运DPL中的热效用等效薄透镜近似,给出了等效热透镜焦距的计算方法,分析了组合抽运引起的热透镜效应对基横模振荡光的光斑尺寸和衍射损耗的影响。在总抽运功率一定的情况下,端面抽运功率占有率的变化对热透镜焦距有一定的影响,占有率越大,热透镜焦距越长。提高端面抽运功率占有率,可在一定程度上减小热透镜效应对振荡光束尺寸和衍射损耗的影响。     

Thermal lens measurement technique in end-pumped solid state lasers: Application to diode-pumped microchip lasers

A simple derivation, which relates the thermal lens focal length in solid state lasers to pump power and a method for direct estimation of thermal lens focal length, is reported. This method is applicable to any type of stable resonator. The method is used for the measurement of the thermal lens focal length with an accuracy of 8% in an axially pumped microchip laser. The variation of focal length with pump power is also measured.