高温LDAs侧面脉冲泵浦Nd:YAG激光器

设计了一台紧凑型高温激光二极管阵列侧面泵浦Nd:YAG脉冲激光器。通过半导体制冷器控制泵浦源工作温度在60℃,其发射中心波长为808 nm,谱线宽度为4 nm。模拟了泵浦源在40℃、50℃和60℃条件下60 s内的温度场分布。实验所用激光增益介质为Nd:YAG晶体,尺寸为φ5 mm×50 mm,掺Nd3+摩尔浓度为1.0at.%。采用磷酸二氘钾晶体作为电光调Q开关,在泵浦源电脉宽250μs,重复频率20 Hz、1 Hz条件下,获得最大能量为230 mJ、246 mJ的单脉冲输出,对应的脉冲宽度分别为8.4 ns、7.8ns。光束发散角约为1.6 mrad。设计的Nd:YAG脉冲激光器总的电-光转换效率大于4.6%。     

宽工作温度全固态人眼安全光参量振荡器

采用折叠棱镜腔电光调Q半导体泵浦板条Nd∶ YAG激光器作为泵浦源,内腔泵浦Ⅱ类非临界相位匹配KTP光参量振荡器实现1.57 μm人眼安全激光输出,经测试,在30～55℃宽工作温度条件下,激光器工作频率20 Hz时,单脉冲能量58.2mJ,脉冲宽度7.56 ns,光束发散角约为2 mrad,连续工作1 min,能量稳定性(PTP)优于6.438％,光轴指向稳定性优于0.1mrad,具备较强环境适应性,目前已实现工程化运用.     

多波长半导体激光阵列端泵Nd:YAG脉冲激光器

研制了无温控多波长激光二极管阵列端面泵浦Nd：YAG电光调Q激光器。采用4 000 W多波长准连续激光二极管阵列作为泵浦源,快轴准直镜与透镜导管作为泵浦耦合系统,端面泵浦φ6 mm×60 mm的Nd：YAG晶体,并采用RTP晶体进行电光调Q实验。在重复频率5 Hz、室温（25℃）时,激光器获得了最大输出能量74.4 mJ、脉宽15 ns的1 064 nm脉冲激光输出,光光转换效率达到11%。在25~55℃的工作温度下,对多波长LDA的光谱特征与激光器的输出特性作了测试,激光器输出能量随着工作温度的上升而先迅速下降再逐步保持稳定,当重复频率分别为5 Hz和10 Hz时,激光器对应的最低输出能量分别为48 mJ与37 mJ。     

LD抽运角锥棱镜腔电光调Q固体激光器

利用角锥棱镜的退偏效应实现了电光调Q固体激光器的偏振耦合输出.器件采用热传导冷却半圆柱面LD阵列侧向泵浦Nd:YAG泵浦几何,获得在20 Hz运行条件下,脉冲能量163 mJ/pulse、脉冲宽度6.5 ns、发散角3.5 mrad、能量稳定性土2.8%、光光效率16.7%的理想性能.与传统平行平面腔相比,具有效率高、峰值功率大、输出能量和脉宽可调,且输出稳定等优点.     

1J高光束质量免水冷脉冲Nd:YAG激光器

研制了一种TEC制冷LD侧泵高能量、高光束质量、电光调Q全固态Nd∶YAG激光器。在主振荡器中晶体棒的尺寸为φ7 mm×100 mm,Nd原子数比例为1.1%,LD泵浦的最大峰值功率为15 kW,在重复频率为10 Hz时,获得了350 mJ输出能量,脉冲宽度为9.7 ns,光束质量因子M~2在水平和垂直方向分别为3.3和3.8。使用主振荡功率放大结构,提高了最终的输出功率。第一级放大器Nd∶YAG晶体棒尺寸为φ7.5 mm×134 mm,在输出重复频率10 Hz、泵浦电流80 A、泵浦脉冲宽度200μs时,得到最大单脉冲能量700 mJ,脉冲宽度10 ns。第二级放大器Nd∶YAG晶体棒尺寸为φ8 mm×100 mm,泵浦电流为80 A。最终我们获得了最大的单脉冲能量1 085 mJ,脉冲宽度10 ns,能量不稳定度小于3%,测量的光束质量因子M~2在水平和垂直方向分别为3.9和4.8,实现了焦耳级高光束质量Nd∶YAG激光器的小型化、无水冷化。     

LD侧泵浦Nd：YAG板条双程功率放大器初步研究

 对二极管激光侧泵浦Nd：YAG板条双程功率放大器进行了初步的研究,给出了激光器的数值模拟结果,建立了二极管侧面泵浦Nd:YAG板条激光主振荡-多程放大(MOPA)系统;在100Hz重复频率时,实验获得单脉冲能量为51.9mJ的输出,光束质量M ²小于2,脉冲能量起伏小于2%, 实验结果与数值计算结果相符合。     

抽运角锥棱镜腔电光调Q固体激光器

利用角锥棱镜的退偏效应实现了电光调Q固体激光器的偏振耦合输出.器件采用热传导冷却半圆柱面LD阵列侧向泵浦Nd∶YAG泵浦几何,获得在20 Hz运行条件下,脉冲能量163 mJ/pulse、脉冲宽度6.5 ns、发散角3.5 mrad、能量稳定性±2.8％、光光效率16.7％的理想性能.与传统平行平面腔相比,具有效率高、峰值功率大、输出能量和脉宽可调,且输出稳定等优点.     

高功率二极管泵浦激光模块技术研究

 开展了二极管泵浦棒状Nd:YAG激光模块技术研究，在数值模拟激光模块增益分布的基础上对耦合结构进行了优化，初步研制出了高增益振荡级激光模块及高储能放大激光模块。实验结果表明，振荡级激光模块泵浦均匀且增益较高，TEM₀₀模输出情况下单脉冲能量为11.8mJ, 光-光效率为 15%；放大模块在500Hz重复频率下获得了单脉冲400mJ的储能。     

适用于水下同步照明的灯泵浦绿光激光器研制

研制了脉冲宽度大、单脉冲能量大的绿光激光器,其中脉冲重复频率与高速相机帧频同步,且光纤耦合输出.激光器采用平凸非稳腔结构,灯泵浦Nd∶YAG晶体,KTP晶体内腔倍频,被动调Q方式,实现了最大重复频率为300Hz、脉冲宽度为70μs、平均功率为38W、单脉冲能量为126.7mJ、光束发散角为3.5mrad的532nm激光输出.将该激光耦合到芯径为800μm的光纤中进行水下实验,耦合效率达到92%.     

高温LDAs泵浦紧凑型Nd:YAG激光器

设计了一套紧凑型高温激光二极管阵列端面泵浦电光调Q Nd∶YAG激光器。为使激光器整体结构紧凑,以高温激光二极管阵列作为泵源以有效地降低Nd∶YAG激光器散热压力。利用Ansys软件对高温激光二极管阵列工作时的温度场进行模拟。使用基于K9玻璃材质的导光锥将泵浦光耦合进Nd∶YAG晶体内。利用Traceproc软件模拟了导光锥前后端面的光场分布。采用5mm×5mm×40mm、掺杂浓度为1.0at。%的Nd∶YAG晶体作为增益介质,利用Ansys软件对200μs,250μs泵浦脉宽条件下的晶体内部温度场分布进行模拟并计算了激光器工作时的热透镜焦距。结果表明,本文设计的紧凑型激光器可以实现稳定的脉冲激光输出。在重复频率20Hz,泵浦源电压脉冲宽度250μs、300μs条件下,获得了单脉冲能量44.1mJ和50.2mJ的单脉冲输出,对应脉冲宽度分别为18.3ns和21.3ns,斜效率为12.35%和12.24%.     

Depolarization loss compensated resonator for electro-optic Q-switched solid-state laser

A novel laser resonator for compensating depolarization loss that is due to thermally induced birefringence in active rod is reported. As this new structure being applied to an electro-optic Q-switched LDA side-pumped Nd:YAG laser operating at a repetition rate of 1000 Hz, substantial reduction in depolarization loss has been observed, the output pulse energy is improved about 56% from that of a traditional resonator without compensation structure. With incident pump energy of 450 mJ per pulse, linearly polarized output energy of 30 mJ per pulse is achieved, the pulse duration is less than 15 ns, and the peak power of pulse is about 2 MW. The extinction ratio of laser beam is better than 10:1, and the beam divergence is 1.3 mrad with beam diameter of around 2.5 mm.     

A 200 mJ unstable resonator Nd:YAG oscillator

We have designed and operated a positive branch 6.3 mm diameter rod Nd:YAG unstable resonator oscillator with a 12 nsec, 200 mJ Q-switched output at 10 Hz repetition rate. When followed by a single 9 mm diameter Nd:YAG amplifier output energies up to 750 mJ were obtained with a divergence less than 0.5 mrad.     

250 mJ, self-adaptive, diode-side-pumped Nd:YAG slab laser

A scheme of self-adaptive, closed-loop, diode-side-pumped Nd:YAG slab laser was presented. As a result of four-wave mixing of standing waves intersecting at a small angle in a closed-loop cavity, the self-adaptive process of beam cleaning leading to fundamental mode operation despite severe asymmetry of the inversion profile and thermal-optical distortion was achieved. The output beam was extracted from the cavity as the first- order diffraction beam on the dynamic gain gratings created in an active medium. The near-diffraction-limited (parameter M(2)<1.4, divergence of 1 mrad) output beam of 250 mJ energy and the optical slope efficiency of 30% at a repetition rate of up to 25 Hz in a free-running regime were demonstrated.     

大功率准连续Nd:YAG陶瓷激光器研究

采用侧面环绕均匀排布的紧凑型抽运结构,实现了激光二极管阵列侧向抽运Nd∶YAG陶瓷激光器高效率激光输出。理论计算得到谐振腔输出镜的最佳输出耦合透射率为22.2%,并在输出耦合镜透射率为22%的条件下,用掺杂原子数分数为1%,尺寸为5mm×75mm的Nd∶YAG陶瓷棒,获得了平均功率大于230W的准连续1064nm激光输出,其光光效率和斜率效率分别高达52.4%和61%。并测得输出激光脉冲宽度为160μs,光谱线宽略小于0.8nm,光束发散角为16mrad。实验结果显示,Nd∶YAG陶瓷激光器输出功率Nd∶YAG单晶激光器相当。     

1.444 mm Nd:YAG激光器的实验研究

 在理论分析的基础上设计了直腔结构1.444 mm Nd:YAG激光器，并进行了实验研究。获得了1.444 mm激光输出，当泵浦能量为55 J时，其最高静态激光输出310 mJ。电-光转换效率为0.56%，斜效率为0.81%。并实现了1.444 mm调Q输出，脉冲输出能量18 mJ，脉宽150 ns。     

拱形激光二极管侧抽运Nd∶YAG固体激光器的实验研究

详细阐述了同心抽运、同心冷却的激光二极管紧包侧抽运Nd∶YAG激光器的实验研究工作。这种抽运结构使晶体内的增益场与谐振腔基模实现了良好的匹配,易于得到良好的光束质量和大能量输出,基模提取效率高。模拟分析了晶体内的增益场以及横截面内的温度分布,从不同角度探讨了激光二极管的温度特性对器件工作的影响。研究了晶体的热致退偏效应对器件调Q工作的影响,并且初步探讨了不同腔长、不同腔型下器件的工作情况,这些实验结果对进一步优化使用这种抽运结构有指导意义。所设计的激光器在工作频率6Hz时,得到了斜效率为44.3%的多模调Q输出。在抽运能量735mJ时,得到最大输出能量135mJ,脉宽7.6ns的调Q脉冲,光光效率为18.4%,插头效率为11.0%,光束发散角小于1.5mrad。     

Segmented circular LD arrays side-pumped a Nd:YAG laser rod

We design a Nd:YAG module with symmetrical LD side-pumped structure in a periodical arrangement between circular LD arrays and holders. This novel design has great potential to be used in compact and miniature laser systems. Design optimization and simulation on thermal effects have been performed. An experiment has also been carried out. The experiment results indicate the all-solid-state laser with the-Nd:YAG module can stably operate in the range of 10–30 Hz with no controlling temperature by TE cooler. The laser beam had a divergence angle less than 3.8 mrad and a maximum output pulse of 174 mJ has been obtained at the pump current of 50 A and working frequency of 23 Hz, corresponding to optical-optical conversion efficiency of 40.2%.