二极管泵浦的被动调Q与脉冲幅度混沌Nd:LaMgAl_(11)O_(19)全固态激光器（英文）

基于二极管泵浦Nd:LaMgAl_(11)O_(19)无序晶体激光器实现了被动调Q激光以及脉冲幅度混沌激光的输出。当泵浦功率在4.8～8.6 W范围内时,激光器运转在被动调Q状态;当泵浦功率为8.6 W时,调Q激光的平均输出功率为613 mW、重复频率为157.1 kHz、脉冲宽度为2.2μs。当泵浦功率增加到8.7～10.5 W范围内时,输出激光的脉冲幅度呈不规则随机分布现象;通过分析脉冲峰值序列的自相关曲线、相位图、功率谱、随机直方图,判定激光器运转在脉冲幅度混沌状态;当泵浦功率功率为10.5 W时,脉冲幅度混沌激光的平均输出功率为814 mW。     

基于WS2可饱和吸收体的脉冲激光器研究

利用WS₂的可饱和吸收特性,在激光二极管侧面抽运Nd:YAG固体激光器Z型腔结构中分别实现了被动调Q和被动调Q锁模运转。实验表明:当泵浦电流为9.5 A时,开始启动调Q运转,当泵浦电流大于9.8 A时,调Q激光脉冲趋于稳定。当泵浦电流为12.8 A时,被动调Q输出的最大平均功率为466 mW,最窄脉冲宽度为3.205 μs,对应的重复频率为71.70 kHz,此时最大单脉冲能量为6.5 μJ。当泵浦电流达到13.4 A时,激光器实现调Q锁模运转。调Q锁模的最高输出功率为590 mW,调Q包络频率为71.98 kHz,单个调Q包络内的脉冲串重复频率123.1 MHz,每个调Q包络中包含369个脉冲,单脉冲能量为22.2 nJ。结果表明WS₂材料可以作为可饱和吸收体用于固体激光器中。     

LD泵浦Nd∶GdVO4/GaAs被动调Q激光器研究

报道了采用大功率半导体激光器端面泵浦Nd∶GdVO4晶体,利用GaAs晶片兼作饱和吸收被动调Q元件和输出耦合镜,实现了1.06 μm激光的被动调Q运转.在泵浦功率为13.9 W时,获得最高平均输出功率为3.6 W,脉冲宽度为252 ns,单脉冲能量为27 μJ以及峰值功率为107 W的激光脉冲.     

基于超薄层MoS_(2)可饱和吸收体的被动调Q固体Nd∶YAG激光器EI北大核心CSCD

利用超声剥离法制备了超薄层MoS_(2)纳米片分散液可饱和吸收体,以石英池为容器插入Nd∶YAG激光器的平凹谐振腔中,调节谐振腔镜的位置并增大泵浦功率,成功实现了Nd∶YAG激光器被动调Q脉冲输出。实验结果显示,泵浦功率为2.46 W时,激光器开始调Q运转。泵浦功率为14.55 W时,实现了485 mW的脉冲激光输出功率,重复频率为189.75 kHz,脉冲宽度为1.2μs,对应的最大脉冲能量为2.56μJ。结果表明,超薄层MoS_(2)分散液是适用于1064 nm波长固体激光器被动调Q运转的可饱和吸收体材料。     

二极管泵浦被动调QNd∶YAG/KTP绿光激光器（英文）

报道了LD泵浦的Nd∶YAG/KTP/Cr∶YAG结构被动调Q绿光激光器.当注入泵浦功率为750mW时,获得了平均功率38mW,脉冲宽度14.7ns,重复频率20.4kHz,峰值功率126.6W的调Q绿激光输出.     

基于超薄层MoS_2可饱和吸收体的被动调Q固体Nd∶YAG激光器

利用超声剥离法制备了超薄层MoS_2纳米片分散液可饱和吸收体,以石英池为容器插入Nd∶YAG激光器的平凹谐振腔中,调节谐振腔镜的位置并增大泵浦功率,成功实现了Nd∶YAG激光器被动调Q脉冲输出。实验结果显示,泵浦功率为2.46 W时,激光器开始调Q运转。泵浦功率为14.55 W时,实现了485 mW的脉冲激光输出功率,重复频率为189.75 kHz,脉冲宽度为1.2μs,对应的最大脉冲能量为2.56μJ。结果表明,超薄层MoS_2分散液是适用于1 064 nm波长固体激光器被动调Q运转的可饱和吸收体材料。     

基于多层石墨烯可饱和吸收体的被动调Q Ho∶YAG激光器

报道了2μm被动调Q的Ho∶YAG激光器,该激光器采用Tm~(3+)光纤激光器作为泵浦源,使用多层石墨烯作为可饱和吸收体。在连续波激光输出模式下,当泵浦功率为4.2 W时,获得了750 mW激光输出,输出激光中心波长为2.09μm,斜率效率为29.6%。在连续波激光器谐振腔中插入多层石墨烯可饱和吸收体并调整谐振腔,获得了脉冲激光输出。当泵浦功率为4.2 W时,获得最小脉冲宽度3.1μs、重复频率66.6 kHz的脉冲激光输出,其最大平均输出功率为170 mW,斜率效率为12.6%,光束质量因子M_x~2=1.15,M_y~2=1.12。     

基于Nd∶GdVO4晶体的双波长被动调Q激光器

提出了一种基于Nd∶GdVO₄晶体的双波长正交偏振被动调Q激光器。建立了对应的速率方程模型,研究了激光器输出双波长脉冲和不同输出镜反射率条件下泵浦功率对激光输出时域特性的影响。理论研究结果表明,通过调节输出镜反射率改变双波长阈值反转粒子数密度,当π偏振阈值反转粒子数密度小于σ偏振阈值反转粒子数密度且差值较小时,激光器可以输出双波长被动调Q脉冲激光,通过增大泵浦功率可以依次产生π偏振单一波长脉冲、双波长多对一脉冲、双波长一对一脉冲、双波长一对多脉冲以及σ偏振单一波长脉冲。搭建实验装置,设置π偏振输出镜反射率为0.60,σ偏振输出镜反射率为0.95,对泵浦功率和激光输出时域特性之间的关系进行验证。随着泵浦功率的增大,激光器依次输出具有上述时域特性的脉冲激光,与数值仿真结果一致。当泵浦功率为5.51 W时,激光器输出正交偏振双波长一对一脉冲激光,其中π偏振和σ偏振的波长分别为1 063.23 nm和1 065.52 nm,平均功率分别为323 mW和462 mW,脉冲峰值功率分别为11.62 W和20.35 W,脉冲宽度分别为185 ns和168 ns,脉冲重复频率为1...     

低温GaAs被动调Q锁模Nd∶Gd_(0.42)Y_(0.58)VO_4混晶激光器特性研究

采用低温生长GaAs晶体作为被动饱和吸收体兼输出镜,实现了Nd∶Gd0.42Y0.58VO4混晶激光器的调Q锁模运转。研究了Nd∶Gd0.42Y0.58VO4激光器的基频运转特性。在输出镜透射率T=10%、腔长L=40 mm的情况下,当抽运功率为8.6 W时,获得激光输出功率3.78 W,光光转换效率为43.9%。并测量了Nd∶Gd0.42Y0.58VO4混晶被动调Q激光器的输出特性。实验结果表明激光器调Q运转阈值为2 W,当抽运功率为3.7 W时,激光器出现调Q锁模行为;当抽运功率为8.6 W时,激光器调Q锁模深度达70%以上,对应的脉冲包络重复频率为670 kHz,半峰全宽为180 ns,平均输出功率为1.35 W,光光转换效率为15.7%。     

2 μm波段半导体可饱和吸收镜被动调Q光纤激光器

基于半导体可饱和吸收镜和光纤光栅实现了稳定的2 m波段被动调Q光纤脉冲激光器,输出激光的中心波长为1958.2 nm。随着泵浦功率的增加,输出脉冲的重复频率不断增加,而对应脉冲的宽度不断减小。输出脉冲重复频率的变化范围为20～80 kHz,脉冲宽度的变化范围为490 ns～1 s。当泵浦功率为1.3 W时,调Q光纤激光器的最大平均输出功率为91 mW,脉冲重复频率为80 kHz,脉冲宽度为490 ns,对应的最大单脉冲能量约为1.14 J。     

Passive Q-switching performance with Co:LMA crystal in a diode-pumped Nd:LuVO<Subscript>4</Subscript> laser

A diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:LuVO₄ 1.34 μm laser using Co:LMA saturable absorber was successfully demonstrated. The average output power, pulse width, repetition rate of a-cut and c-cut Nd:LuVO₄ lasers were studied with different output couplers. The maximum average output power of 164 mW was obtained at the pump power of 10.3 W and the narrowest pulse width of 168 ns was achieved at repetition rate of 457 kHz under pump power of 8.59 W in a-cut Nd:LuVO₄ laser with T = 8%.     

基于金纳米笼的1106 nm被动调Q Nd:GAGG激光器

成功制备了金纳米笼溶液并将其作为饱和吸收体,实现了中心波长为1106 nm的Nd:GAGG激光器的调Q运转。在输出镜透过率为3%的激光器中,在泵浦功率6.70 W下获得的最大平均输出功率为98 mW,此时对应的脉冲重复率为206 kHz,最短脉冲宽度为436 ns;在输出镜透过率为7%的激光器中,当泵浦功率为7.69 W时,得到的最大平均输出功率为121 mW,最短脉冲宽度为370 ns,对应的脉冲重复率为170 kHz。实验结果证明了金纳米笼在近红外波段激光器中用作饱和吸收体的巨大潜力。     

LD-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:YVO4 infrared and green lasers

A laser diode directly end-pumped, passively Q-switched Nd:YVO₄/Cr:YAG laser is presented in this paper. With 600 mW incident pump laser, Q-switched 1064 nm laser with an average power of 138 mW, pulse width of 19.8 ns, repetition rate of 170.1 kHz and peak power of 40.96 W is obtained. When a KTP crystal was inserted into the cavity, Q-switched 532 nm laser with an average power of 56 mW, pulse width of 28.4 ns, repetition rate of 118.2 kHz and peak power of 16.7 W is obtained at last.     

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.     

Diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:LuVO4 laser at 916 nm

We demonstrate a passively Q-switched Nd:LuVO₄ laser at 916 nm by using a Nd, Cr:YAG crystal as the saturable absorber. As we know, it is the first time to realize the laser with a simple linear resonator. When the incident pump power increased from 14.6 W to 23.7 W, the pulse width of the Q-switched laser decreased from 24 ns to 21 ns. The pulse width was insensitive to the incident pump power in the experiment. The average output power of 288 mW with repetition rate of 39 kHz was obtained at an incident pump power of 22.5 W, with the optical-to-optical efficiency and slope efficiency 1.3% and 3.6%, respectively.     

Continuous-wave and passively Q-switched Nd:GdVO4 lasers at 1.06 μm end-pumped by laser-diode-array

We demonstrated a diode-end-pumped continuous-wave and passively Q-switched Nd:GdVO₄ laser operating at 1.06 μm wavelength with a three-mirror folded resonator. The maximum continuous-wave output power of 8.18 W was obtained at the incident pump power of 22.5 W, with the corresponding optical conversion efficiency of 36.4%. For Q-switched operation, the maximum average output power was measured to be 4.64 W with the corresponding optical conversion efficiency of 25.8%, when the initial transmission of Cr⁴⁺:YAG crystal was 90%. The shortest pulse width of 83 ns, the largest pulse energy of 20.7 μJ and the highest peak power of 246.7 W were obtained when the Cr⁴⁺:YAG crystal with an initial transmission of 85% was used.     

Diode-pumped passively Q-switched intracavity frequency doubled Nd:GdVO4/KTP green laser

A compact diode-pumped passively Q-switched intracavity frequency-doubled Nd:GdVO₄/KTP green-pulse laser was demonstrated, using Cr⁴⁺:YAG as a saturable absorber in a simple flat–flat cavity. With a 5.9 W incident pump power, a passively Q-switched green laser was obtained with an average power of 397 mW, repetition rate of 40 kHz, and pulse width of 40 ns, when the initial transmission of Cr⁴⁺:YAG was 85%. The shortest pulse width of 30 ns, the highest green peak power of 696 W and the maximum pulse energy of 21 μJ were obtained when the initial transmission of Cr⁴⁺:YAG was 70%. Under CW green operation, we obtained 440 mW output power.     

High-peak-power AlGaInAs quantum-well 1.3-mum laser pumped by a diode-pumped actively Q-switched solid-state laser

We report a room-temperature high-peak-power AlGaInAs 1.36 microm TEM00 laser pumped by a diode-pumped actively Q-switched Nd:YAG 1.06 microm laser. With an average pump power of 1.0 W, an average output power of 140 mW was obtained at a pulse repetition rate of 10 kHz. With a peak pump power of 8.3 kW, the highest peak output power was 1.5 kW at a pulse repetition rate of 5 kHz.     

The first-stokes pulse generation in Nd:KGW intracavity driven by a diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:YAG/Cr<Superscript>4+</Superscript>:YAG laser

The operation of an all solid-state pulsed Nd:KGW Raman laser pumped by compact passively Q-switched Nd:YAG/Cr:YAG laser is demonstrated. The first-Stokes radiation of stimulated Nd:KGW Raman scattering at the 1178 nm is generated. The average output power of 336 mW at Stokes wavelength was obtained under the laser diode pump power of 5.74 W. The corresponding optical efficiency from the diode light to the Raman output is 9.85%. The pulse width of 1.65 ns and a pulse repetition rate of 10 kHz were also obtained.