Studies on Nd∶YAG Single-pass Amplifiers for High-power Q-switched Laser System

The output of Nd∶YAG single-pass laser amplifiers is studied analytically and experimentally. Methods of analysis for single-pass Nd∶YAG laser amplifier are presented. A flashlamp-pumped Q-switched Nd∶YAG oscillator/amplifier laser system has been developed with the average output power of 121.5 W.     

板条激光放大器中寄生振荡的研究

寄生振荡的存在使得放大器在信号光到达之前消耗了大量的反转粒子数,降低了放大器的激光增益和储能效率,严重地影响了激光放大器的性能,尤其对高功率激光放大器。在理论分析和实验研究的基础上,以Nd∶YAG晶体板条为例,用8条半导体激光阵列对晶体进行双侧抽运,研究了高功率激光放大器的寄生振荡现象,分析了板条晶体寄生振荡产生的原因,并详细比较了晶体在不同的抽运功率和表面处理下的放大效果,得到了2倍的单程放大,当输入能量为140 mJ时,获得了278 mJ的激光输出。     

LD端面泵浦Cr~4∶YAG被动调Q激光器输出特性研究

对激光二极管端面泵浦Cr4+∶YAG被动调Q Nd∶YAG激光器输出特性进行了实验研究.实验研究发现,激光器输出功率及脉冲重复频率随谐振腔长度增大而增大.为解释这一实验现象,测量了泵浦光斑在激光晶体内尺寸,同时计算了激光晶体及Cr4+∶YAG晶体内的基模激光光斑半径随谐振腔长度变化.分析结果表明:激光晶体内泵浦光斑尺寸远小于激光晶体内基模光斑半径,腔模间交叠效率较低;当腔长增加时,激光晶体内的基模激光光斑减小,腔模间交叠效率增加,从而导致输出功率及脉冲重复频率随腔长增加而增加;另外,Cr4+∶YAG晶体内光斑半径也随谐振腔长度减小,引起Cr4+∶YAG晶体漂白时间缩短,导致脉冲重复频率随腔长增加而增加.     

国产掺Nd3+透明薄片陶瓷的光学性能研究

研究了国产透明陶瓷Nd∶YAG和Nd∶YSAG的光学和激光性能.介绍了透明陶瓷Nd∶YAG和Nd∶YSAG的制作方法及其光谱性能,报道了相应的激光实验结果.对于Nd∶YAG薄片激光器,得到了中心波长1 064.2 nm,半高全宽为0.89 nm的激光输出,泵浦阈值功率0.267 W,最大激光输出功率0.319 W.对于Nd∶YSAG薄片激光器,由于荧光寿命比较长,可实现高掺杂,输出激光的中心波长为1 063.8 nm,半高全宽为1.6 nm,最大激光输出功率为0.356 W,斜率效率达23.2％,结果证明国产Nd∶YSAG陶瓷适用于短脉冲薄片激光器.     

刻螺纹对Nd：YAG晶体棒输出功率影响的实验研究

针对Nd：YAG棒刻螺纹是否能改善激光器的输出，理论上分析了Nd：YAG晶体棒内热传导过程及影响其冷却效果的因素。给出了表面刻上螺纹后，Nd：YAG晶体棒表面积的变化结果和其对表面冷却换热方式的改变。对使用螺纹棒的激光器输出进行了实验研究，与普通棒的实验结果对比发现：用螺纹棒比用普通棒时平均功率大了23．2％，发散角小了3mrad。说明激光棒的表面刻槽可以提高冷却效果，有效地提高了激光器的输出。     

新型全固态激光器作用过程中的激光参数分析

对影响LD泵浦的Nd∶GdVO4,Nd∶YVO4和Nd∶YAG激光器输出特性的增益介质长度、腔内损耗、输出镜透过率、泵浦光和振荡光的光斑大小进行了分析和数值模拟。当腔内固有损耗为2%,输出镜透过率为10%时,Nd∶Gd-VO4,Nd∶YVO4和Nd∶YAG晶体的振荡阈值分别为1.77W、0.55W和3.34W。在25W泵浦功率下,利用1mm长的Nd∶GdVO4,Nd∶YVO4和Nd∶YAG晶体可分别得到13.17W,13.26W和8.43W的输出功率,相应的输出镜最佳透过率分别为24%,44%和16%。     

端面抽运Nd∶YAG陶瓷1.83 μm激光

报道了基于Nd∶YAG透明陶瓷4F3/2-4I15/2跃迁实现1.83 m激光输出的研究。采用简单紧凑的平凹腔结构,结合对腔镜镀膜参数的设计,控制其他能级跃迁谱线对应波长激光的透射损耗来抑制较强能级跃迁对应的激光振荡。在入射抽运功率14.6 W的808 nm波长半导体激光端面抽运Nd∶YAG透明陶瓷,获得了0.65 W的1.83 m激光输出,斜率效率5.8%。可见Nd∶YAG透明陶瓷可望成为获得1.8 m波段激光直接输出的激光介质。     

Six 38.7 W pulses in a burst of pulse-burst picosecond 1064 nm laser system at 1 kHz

A burst of six pulses with an average power of 38.7 W are obtained for a pulse-burst picosecond 1064 nm laser system at 1 k Hz. The six pulses have equal amplitudes and pulse spacings of 800 ps, the beam quality of the M2 factor is less than 2, and the pulse width is 67 ps. Seed pulses are broadened from 22 to 136 ps by single-pass volume Bragg gratings. A laser-diode end-pump Nd:YVO_4 beam-splitting amplifier is used to divide and amplify a single pulse into six pulses. An Nd:YAG regenerative amplifier and a single-pass high-gain amplifier are applied.     

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。     

Cr^4＋：YAG被动调Q激光器输出特性的解析分析

在考虑Cr^4＋：YAG晶体激发态吸收的情况下，给出了Cr^4＋：YAG被动调Q的Nd：YAG激光器的速率方程组，从该速率方程组出发推导出了Nd：YAG被动调Q激光器的输出能量、脉冲宽度和效率的解析解，并分析了各参量之间的相互耦合关系。结果表明，在考虑了Cr^4＋：YAG晶体激发态吸收的情况下，理论上能够正确地反应出Cr^4＋：YAG晶体的吸收特性，对设计和优化Cr^4＋：YAG被动调Q激光器有一定的指导意义。     

由变反镜耦合输出的卡塞格林非稳腔激光技术研究

讨论了变反镜参数和由变反镜耦合输出的卡塞格林非稳腔参数的相互关系以及它们对激光光束特性的影响。在此理论基础上，设计了Ｎｄ：ＹＡＧＱ形状高功率高光束质量的激光系统，获得了脉冲能量为１．４ＪＥＭ００模，脉宽１０ｎｓ，重复频率１０ｐｐｓ，束散度达到衍射极限的１．１倍，其倍频效率及混频效率分别为６０％和３０％。     

激光二极管列阵泵浦的位相共轭板条YAG激光放大系统

采用新型的微通道冷却半导体激光二极管列阵泵浦ＹＡＧ激光振荡器及板条ＹＡＧ放大器，文中用ＣＣｌ４受激布里渊散射作位相共轭镜，使激光在板条放大器中作多通放大，获得了高重复率下小于１．５倍衍射极限的高质量１．０６μｍ的激光输出，其脉冲宽度为１５ｎｓ，平均功率为１８０Ｗ。     

1 mJ, 500 kHz Nd:YAG/Nd:YVO<Subscript>4</Subscript> MOPA laser with a Nd:YAG cavity-dumping seed laser

We report a high-repetition-rate, high-pulse-energy master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) laser system, in which the seed laser from the Nd:YAG rod-based oscillator cavity dumped at 500 kHz, was scaled up consecutively by a four-stage Nd:YVO₄ preamplifier and a two-stage Nd:YAG zigzag slab main amplifier. The laser pulsed output with the average power of 510 W was achieved, with the efficiency extraction of 26.6% at the main amplifier stage and the single-pulse energy of 1.02 mJ.     

5 TW/40 fs级台式钛宝石激光系统研究

在TSA-25系统输出35 mJ,800 nm啁啾脉冲的基础上,建立了以钛宝石作为增益介质的二级啁啾脉冲放大(CPA)系统。使用0.6 J和1.6 J,532 nm,10 Hz Nd∶YAG激光抽运,输出脉冲能量达到500 mJ,经压缩脉冲宽度为41 fs,压缩器的能量转换效率为63%,峰值功率可达7.6 TW。通过对放大器系统的钛宝石晶体、抽运密度以及多通结构通道数的选择等实验,有效地提高了能量放大器的萃取效率。其主放大器能量萃取效率达到32%,整个系统占用尺寸不到10 m2。     

Experimental Study on Flashlamp Pumped Nd3+∶KGd(WO4)2 Laser

The lasing properties of Nd∶KGW crystal in free-running mode with different transmission of the output couplers are reported.The best results have been obtained with the output coupler of 24% transmission.The slope efficiency is 1.0% and the extrapolated energy threshold is 0.54 J.A comparative experiment of Nd∶KGW and Nd∶YAG laser crystals has been cavried out under identical experimental conditions in both free-running and Q-switched modes.The much higher efficiency and the lower threshold for Nd∶KGW (Nd: 2.2 at.-%) compared to Nd∶YAG (Nd: 1.1 at.-%) at 1.064 μm are demonstrated in both operation mode.     

High-Gain Nanosecond Vortex Laser

We demonstrate a high-gain vortex power amplifier with the double-pass configuration based on the rod Nd:YAG crystal. In the experiments, a nanosecond vortex seed beam is converted from a conventional Q-switched Nd:YAG laser output with a spiral phase plate and then amplified with the Nd:YAG amplifier stage. A maximum amplification output energy up to 163.5 mJ is achieved at 20 Hz with a 3.2-ns pulse, corresponding to an amplification factor of 81.8. Further discussions are provided to find ways of increasing the power scaling.     

Nd:YAG split-disk laser amplifier for 10 J output energy

A prototype split-disk amplifier consisted of four Nd:YAG ceramics and single crystals was demonstrated with a 3.7 cm square clear aperture. A single-pass small-signal gain of 2.0 and a total stored energy of 11.1 J in the eight YAG disks were obtained. The maximum output energy of 10.4 J with the YAG disk amplifier was achieved in a single-shot operation. A near-field pattern of 31 mm × 31 mm square with super Gaussian shape was measured.     

High-energy single longitudinal mode 1 ns all-solid-state 266 nm lasers

A single longitudinal mode (SLM) short pulse high energy all-solid-state ultraviolet laser is demonstrated in this paper. Through the use of a master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) architecture, we have been able to provide high-energy outputs with the combination of short pulses, good beam quality and SLM typically produced by a 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser. The passively Q-switched SLM Nd:YAG laser in a twisted-mode cavity is operated as the seed source. After the seed is amplified by a double-pass pre-amplifier and a single-pass main-amplifier, the 100 μJ, 1064 nm, ∼1 ns seeding pulse was amplified up to 400 mJ energy in the total pulse train. Using a KTP crystal for second-harmonic generation and a CLBO for fourth-harmonic generation, we successfully obtained a short pulse, high energy ultraviolet laser of 266 nm, with the output energy of 108 mJ, pulse width 1 ns and M²<5. PACS 42.65.Ky; 42.72.Bj; 42.60.Da     

Cr4＋：Nd3＋：YAG自调Q陶瓷激光器输出特性的计算分析

利用Siegman速率方程组，采用自适应变步长龙格一库塔数值方法，对Cr4＋：Nd3＋：YAG自调Q陶瓷激光器的输出特性进行了数值模拟，详细讨论了Nd3＋：YAG陶瓷厚度以及Cr^4＋离子浓度对陶瓷激光器的重复频率、峰值功率、单脉冲能量、脉冲宽度、以及平均输出功率等输出特性的影响。研究结果表明，随着参与作用的Nd^3＋离子数的增加，输出激光脉冲重复频率和平均输出功率均会明显提高；随着Cr^4＋离子浓度的升高，输出激光脉冲重复频率和平均输出功率则会明显下降。     

885nmLD高重频侧泵Nd：YAG全固态激光器输出特性研究

对不同反射率和注入电流下885nmLD高重频侧面泵浦Nd：YAG全固态激光器的输出特性进行了实验研究，实验表明1064nm激光脉冲输出能量随注入电流的增加而增大，泵浦频率越高，脉冲输出能量增长越慢。以脉冲侧面泵浦Nd：YAG，在重复频率为60Hz、80Hz，注入电流为130A时，得到了输出透镜的最佳反射率都为73％，输出脉冲能量分别为62.1mJ，47.9mJ，光-光效率分别为13.29%、10.29%。