基于Nd:YAG/Cr:YAG/YAG键合晶体LD侧面泵浦激光器

利用Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG/YAG键合晶体,建立了具有高平均输出功率的LD侧面泵浦被动调Q激光器系统.当Cr∶YAG的初始透过率为85%、最大泵浦光功率为187.5 W时,1 064nm激光的平均输出功率为83.68W.通过KTP晶体进行倍频,在最大泵浦光功率下,产生了27.2W532nm绿光激光脉冲,同时脉冲宽度和重复频率分别为210ns和21.2kHz;绿光单脉冲能量和峰值功率分别为1.28mJ和6.1kW;泵浦光(808nm)到倍频光(532nm)的光-光效率为14.5%.     

二极管侧面泵浦薄片激光器泵浦均匀性分析

 建立了二极管侧面泵浦复合薄片激光介质Nd:YAG/YAG的数值模型：二极管阵列的快轴垂直于薄片激光介质表面的排布,二极管对称排列在增益介质的周围,从侧面进行泵浦,通过微柱透镜对二极管的快轴进行准直。模拟并实验研究了激光二极管慢轴方向的远场分布特性,结果发现在近距离时激光二极管慢轴方向上的远场分布近似为高斯分布。对于二极管参量,研究发现泵浦二极管越多,增益介质内泵浦光分布就越理想;增益介质吸收系数越小,泵浦的均匀性就越好,但总的吸收效率下降;二极管与工作物质的距离越近,工作物质靠近中心的区域对泵浦光的吸收就越多,但泵浦的均匀性就越差。选用增益介质为Nd:YAG/YAG的复合薄片介质,当掺杂原子分数以及增益介质的吸收系数不同时,发现0.6%掺杂的增益介质(吸收系数为0.24 cm^-1)的泵浦均匀性比1%掺杂(吸收系数为0.51 mm^-1))有明显改善,实验结果与模拟结果一致。     

二极管侧泵浦板条固体激光器的热效应研究

 用有限差分法对二极管侧泵浦板条激光介质的温度分布作了数值计算。在此基础上, 对不同条件下二极管侧泵浦激光器的最佳冷却方案进行了研究。用峰值功率为100W, 工作频率为100Hz的二极管泵浦Nd:YAG板条作了实验研究, 所得结果与计算符合较好。     

LD侧泵Nd∶YAG/S-KTP腔内倍频高功率660nm连续红光激光器

报道了LD侧面泵浦Nd∶YAG/S-KTP腔内倍频高功率660nm连续红光激光器。泵浦组件（呈三角形等间距分布）由9个20W的激光二极管组成，最大泵浦功率为180W。通过对谐振腔参数进行优化设计，用LD连续抽运3mm×65mm Nd∶YAG激光棒时，获得了波长为1319nm的基频光振荡。利用S-KTP II类临界相位匹配腔内倍频技术，当泵浦电流为22A时，获得了6.8W的连续红光激光输出，光-光转换效率为4.3％。     

半导体激光泵浦的Nd:YVO4激光器的1.064 μm高效率连续输出

报道了半导体激光端面泵浦的Nd:YVO4激光器获得线偏振的1.064 μｍ激光高效率连续稳定输出。在半导体激光功率为1.5 W时，获得连续输出功率为837 kW的TEM00模，激光器泵浦阈值功率为140 kW，斜率效率达61.5％，光-光转换效率达56％，电-光转换效率达15％。     

激光二极管泵浦Nd:YVO4/YVO4复合晶体绿光激光器

采用一种新型的Nd:YVO4/YVO4复合晶体,利用V型折叠腔,研究了高功率激光二极管端面泵浦的Nd:YVO4/YVO4复合晶体激光器基频1.06 μm及倍频532 nm激光的输出特性.当泵浦功率为24.6 W时,获得1.06 μm激光的最大输出功率为11.7 W,光-光转换效率为48%.当泵浦功率为17 W时,获得了5.32 W的绿光输出,光-光转换效率达到31.3%.     

LD列阵泵浦Nd:YAG连续激光器

介绍了一种二极管侧面泵浦的Nd:YAG连续激光器，采用了简单，实用的侧面泵浦结构，获得了37．9W的连续1064nm的激光多模输出，斜效率为31．5％，光准效率为23．7％，文中还对该泵浦头的热透镜效应作了测试。     

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.     

高重复频率1.34μm调Q锁模Nd:YVO_4激光器

报道了基于V:YAG可饱和吸收体的1.34μm被动调Q锁模Nd:YVO4激光器。采用直腔结构,使用透过率为10%的输出镜,在LD端面泵浦的情况下,实现了重复频率高达2.6GHz的1.34μm调Q锁模运转。Nd:YVO4晶体中,Nd3+离子掺杂质量分数为0.2%,V:YAG晶体的初始透过率为83%。在泵浦功率为11 W时,1.34μm调Q锁模激光的最大平均输出功率为308mW,光-光转换效率为2.8%。     

高功率薄片激光介质温度与应力数值模拟

Nd：YAG薄片激光介质一个表面采用二极管阵列泵浦，另一个表面冷却的工作方式，可以使薄片径向温度分布近似均匀，从而降低介质的热透镜效应和热致应力双折射。针对Nd：YAG薄片激光介质的热效应问题建立了理论计算模型。分别计算了在不同泵浦条件下薄片的温度分布和应力大小，薄片泵浦条件变化与应力的关系，以及在Nd：YAG薄片与Cu冷却器之间增加与Nd：YAG热膨胀系数相近的介质层材料（复合金刚石）对应力影响的关系。     

Yb:YAG薄片激光器多通泵浦耦合系统设计与实验

 介绍了基于Yb:YAG薄片的16通泵浦耦合系统的设计方法,建立了泵浦系统的模型,对模型进行了模拟。以16通泵浦耦合系统为基础,通过微通道冷却,利用国产单片直径10 mm、厚度为250 μm、掺杂原子分数为10% 的Yb:YAG薄片进行了实验研究。在泵浦功率为69.5 W时,采用曲率半径为－800 mm的输出镜,获得了27 W的1 030 nm连续激光输出,光光转换效率为38.8%;采用曲率半径为－2 000 mm的输出镜,获得了18.65 W的1 030 nm连续激光输出,光束质量平分因子小于等于1.1,光光转换效率为26.8%。     

一种具有大通光孔的碟片多程泵浦结构

提出了一种基于4-f成像的新型碟片多程泵浦方案。该方案由一片大抛物镜和两组转折棱镜组成多程泵浦的基本传输结构。这种方案拥有0～90°的理论通光孔径角,比目前常见的泵浦结构方案的通光孔径角范围都更宽。在该方案中,碟片上的泵浦光斑具有良好的重合性和锐利的边缘。该泵浦结构在注入344 W、18次泵浦的条件下实现了141 W的多模激光输出,光-光转换效率达到41%,斜率效率接近50%。     

Compact high conversion efficiency Nd:YAG/LBO green laser using unstable V cavity

We demonstrated a 36.9 W green laser with an intra-cavity second harmonic generation. A compact unstable V type cavity was adopted to compress the whole cavity configuration. The type I phase-matching LiB₃O₅ was used as the nonlinear crystal in the second harmonic generation. The 36.9 W average power and 38 ns pulse width of 532 nm green laser was obtained at a repetition rate of 10.3 kHz, corresponding to a peak power of 94 kW. The optical to optical conversion efficiency from diode to green and from IR to green laser was about 19.8 and 82%, the whole cavity length is about 300 mm. To the best of our knowledge, this is the shortest cavity configuration of side pump green system with output power higher than 30 W and IR to green conversion efficiency larger than 80%. The output fluctuation of this system was less than 3% in 2 h.     

Direct-liquid-cooled Nd:YAG thin disk laser oscillator

A Nd:YAG thin disk laser oscillator convection-cooled directly by the liquid is demonstrated. Lasing performance at different flow patterns and different flow rates is studied in detail. Micro-scale eddies that appear at the disk edge can induce decrease of the output power and the degradation of beam quality. 17.1 W of output power is realized at the maximum pump power of 54.8 W, corresponding to the optical–optical efficiency of 31.2 %, and the slope efficiency of 37.5 %.     

Continuous-wave Raman laser pumped within a semiconductor disk laser cavity

A KGd(WO?)? Raman laser was pumped within the cavity of a cw diode-pumped InGaAs semiconductor disk laser (SDL). The Raman laser threshold was reached for 5.6 W of absorbed diode pump power, and output power up to 0.8 W at 1143 nm, with optical conversion efficiency of 7.5% with respect to the absorbed diode pump power, was demonstrated. Tuning the SDL resulted in tuning of the Raman laser output between 1133 and 1157 nm.     

50.2W high stability and high compact all-solid-state green laser with extra-cavity frequency-doubling at 500 Hz

A 50.2W high pulse energy green laser system at 532 nm was demonstrated by extra-cavity second-harmonic generation (SHG). The fundamental laser was based on laser diode (LD) side-pumped MOPA Q-switched technology, producing 79W of average power at the repetition rate of 500 Hz, while the pulse width was 6 ns. Type-II angle phasematched KTiOPO₄ (KTP) crystal was used as the nonlinear crystal. The 50.2W average power of 532 nm laser was obtained with the divergence angle less than 0.6 mrad and the corresponding peak power of 16.7MW. The optical frequency conversion efficiency from fundamental to green laser was up to 63.5%. The measured output power fluctuation was less than 0.38% in one hour operation.     

Power line monitoring system using fiber optic power supply

We propose a novel power-line-monitoring system using optical fibers for transmitting power as well as signal. The principle is experimentally confirmed with a system composed of a monitoring side with a 1.5-μm laser diode, transmission line of a single mode fiber, and a sensing side having an efficient photovoltaic (PV) cell, electrical junction sensor, and low power liquid crystal optical modulator (LCOM). The PV cell generates the electrical power in the sensing side with a conversion efficiency of 20%. The LCOM is driven with low power of less than 50 μW, modulates the laser light with a signal indicating the power line condition, and transmits the optical signal. The developed sensing unit produces an optical signal having an extinction ratio of 15 dB with low optical power of 1.8 mW. Five systems were in operation for two years, faithfully monitoring the oil pressure in electrical cables every 20 min without incident.     

二极管泵浦Nd:YAG圆片激光技术研究

介绍了热容激光技术的发展历史及现状,介绍了固体激光器热容方式工作的基本原理,报道了二极管泵浦NdYAG圆片激光器热容方式工作的实验结果.用热像仪测量了激光器工作时增益介质通光面上的温度分布特性;采用干涉测量的方法测量了工作中的增益介质的与光束传输方向相垂直的方向上的折射率分布特性;结果表明片状固体增益介质热容方式工作对振荡光束波前畸变影响很小.给出了与光束传输方向相垂直的截面上增益介质的荧光分布.得到输出平均功率达47.5 W,此时的光-光转换效率为17%.     

High power tunable picosecond green laser pulse generation by frequency doubling of an Yb-doped fiber power amplifier seeded by a gain switch laser diode

A compact tunable high power picosecond green laser pulse source based on frequency doubling of an Yb-doped fiber amplifier seeded by a gain switch laser diode has been developed. The fiber amplifier generates the picosecond infrared pulses with average power of 10.3 W, repetition rate of 1 MHz, pulse duration of 150 ps, and tunable range of 20 nm around 1064 nm. For underwater use, the tunable output infrared pulses are frequency doubled into picosecond green laser pulses, which can be tuned from 527 to 537 nm with average power of more than 1.1 W, corresponding to an overall conversion efficiency of 10.7% by a BBO nonlinear crystal. This kind of laser source will have potential application for underwater optical communication.     

CW Cr2+:CdSe laser pumped by semiconductor disk laser

An output power of 0.85 W with a differential efficiency with respect to absorbed pump power of 55.4% is achieved for a Cr²⁺:CdSe laser with a wavelength of 2.6 ??m under optical pumping with a semiconductor disk laser with a wavelength of 1.98 ??m.