激光二极管端面连续抽运的Cr^4＋：Nd^3＋：YAG微片激光器输出特性研究

报道了腔长为1．1mm的激光二极管端面抽运的Cr^4 ：Nd^3 ：YAG自调Q微片激光器，连续抽运下获得了平均功率为5—18mW、重复频率为1—10kHz的稳定的调Q激光脉冲输出序列。并且对微片激光器的调Q输出激光的单脉冲特性参量、重复频率以及抽运阈值功率等进行了理论研究，计算结果和实验结果比较吻合。     

激光二极管端面连续抽运的Cr4+∶Nd3+∶YAG微片激光器输出特性研究

报道了腔长为 1.1mm的激光二极管端面抽运的Cr4 +∶Nd3 +∶YAG自调Q微片激光器 ,连续抽运下获得了平均功率为 5～ 18mW、重复频率为 1～ 10kHz的稳定的调Q激光脉冲输出序列。并且对微片激光器的调Q输出激光的单脉冲特性参量、重复频率以及抽运阈值功率等进行了理论研究 ,计算结果和实验结果比较吻合。     

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。     

自调Q激光器的理论分析

利用速率方程，对自调Q激光二极管抽运固体激光器进行了数值模拟。通过求解析解计算了自调Q脉冲的峰值功率、单脉冲能量、脉冲宽度、能量利用率、重复频率、平均输出功率等参量。根据自调Q二极管抽运固体激光器的特点，分别得到了使抽运阈值功率最小的最佳自调Q晶体长度和使光-光效率最大的最佳自调Q晶体长度。     

新型结构声光调Q激光器研究

为了提高声光调Q输出脉冲的重复率；通过分析影响脉冲输出特性的因素,提出了采用新颖的掠入射方式、线泵浦源侧面泵浦的特殊谐振腔结构,在泵浦功率50 W时,实现了重复频率500 kHz、脉冲宽度76.82 ns的高重复频率激光脉冲输出.结果表明,缩短脉冲建立时间,提高泵浦功率,可以有效地提高声光调Q激光器的重复频率.     

Ho∶YAG激光泵浦的磷锗锌光参量振荡器

介绍了由Ho∶YAG声光调Q激光器输出2.1μm激光脉冲泵浦ZGP光参量振荡器。利用1.9μm激光器作为Ho∶YAG激光器的泵浦源,调Q重复频率为15kHz时,激光器输出功率21.5 W单一波长窄线宽激光。由Ho∶YAG激光器泵浦ZGP-OPO,最大输出中波红外激光8.85 W,激光脉冲宽度14.5ns,激光器输出斜效率高达80.9%。该激光器在气体检测及光电对抗等领域有广泛的应用前景。     

可控制变频率微片激光器

 用20 W光纤耦合LD作为泵浦光源，对Nd^{3+sup>:YVO_{4/sub>微片进行了增益开关实验，获得了可控制变重复频率（1 Hz～25 kHz）的调Q激光输出。输出脉冲激光的宽度为16 ns，输出的峰值功率在几W。从速率方程出发进行了增益开关理论研究，通过数值解，分析了输出激光特性：当泵浦电流高于产生单脉冲的电流时，增加泵浦电流将在一个泵浦脉宽中出现多个激光脉冲输出；增加泵浦脉宽，将在一个泵浦脉宽中出现多个激光脉冲输出，泵浦脉宽越大，子脉冲个数越多；当增加重复频率时，输出与泵浦激光重复频率完全一致的激光脉冲，但也将在一个泵浦脉宽中出现多个激光脉冲输出。}}     

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。     

100 W全光纤声光调Q光纤激光器实验研究

 报道了一台全光纤结构主振荡功率放大(MOPA)型掺镱脉冲光纤激光器,以光纤光栅为腔镜,光纤型声光调Q的光纤激光器为种子源,通过两级掺镱双包层光纤放大器实现功率放大。对声光调Q的光纤激光器输出特性进行了研究,比较了不同泵浦波长、不同重复频率对激光输出功率和脉冲宽度的影响,并实现了最短脉冲宽度25 ns、单脉冲能量45 μJ的脉冲激光输出。在重复频率50 kHz时,对脉冲宽度130 ns、平均功率0.6 W的种子光进行放大,得到了平均功率102.5 W、脉冲宽度约240 ns的激光输出。     

自调Q、自锁模铒/镱共掺光纤激光器

研究了结构新颖的环形腔铒/镱（Er/Yb）共掺双包层光纤激光器.为了获得高功率激光输出，使用6个激光二极管（LD）同时抽运Er/Yb共掺光纤，采用光纤光栅（FBG）Sagnac环作为波长选择器，得到了中心波长为1548.11 nm、谱线宽度为0.06 nm的窄线宽激光输出；并利用增益光纤作为可饱和吸收体，实现了自调Q、自锁模脉冲输出.当抽运功率为719 mW时，激光器输出自调Q脉冲，脉冲周期为20μs，脉冲宽度为2.8μs，脉冲的平均功率为38.4mW，峰值功率为274.3mW；当抽运功率为3.6 W时，激光器输出自锁模脉冲，脉冲宽度为4ns，平均功率为319 mW，脉冲峰值功率大于10 W，重复频率为7.937 MHz.     

Laser performance of monolithic Cr,Nd:YAG self-Q-switched laser

The self-Q-switched laser performance of monolithic Cr⁴⁺,Nd³⁺:YAG concave-planar resonator with 5-mm length was studied experimentally and theoretically. The slope efficiency is as high as 24% and pump threshold is as low as 64 mW. The pulse width, the single pulse energy and the pulse repetition rate of monolithic Cr,Nd:YAG self-Q-switched laser were measured as a function of absorbed pump power. With the increase of pump power, the pulse width decreases and the pulse energy and the pulse repetition rate increase. The average output power of 91 mW with pulse width of 7 ns at repletion rate of 35.5 kHz was obtained at the maximum absorbed pump power of 440 mW, the peak power is as high as 370 W. The theoretical prediction of pulse energy, pulse width and pulse repetition rate as a function of absorbed pump power based on rate equations is in a good agreement with our experimental data. This can lead to develop the diode laser-pumped monolithic self-Q-switched solid-state microchip lasers.     

Cr,Nd:YAG self-Q-switched laser with high efficiency output

The high efficient laser performance of self-Q-switched laser in the co-doped Cr⁴⁺,Nd³⁺:YAG microchip with 1.8 mm thickness was demonstrated. The slope efficiency is varied with the reflectivity of output coupler at 1064 nm, and the highest slope efficiency of 26% was obtained for 95% reflectivity of output coupler at 1064 nm. The pulse width, the single pulse energy and the pulse repetition rate for different reflectivity of the output couplers were measured, and the experimental results agree with the numerical calculations of the passively Q-switched rate equations. This can lead to develop the diode laser pumped monolithic self-Q-switched solid-state microchip lasers, especially for the intracavity frequency-doubled solid-state microchip lasers.     

LD预泵浦条件与Cr4+,Nd3+:YAG微片激光器的输出特性

 建立了LD预泵浦的被动调Q平平腔Cr⁴⁺,Nd³⁺:YAG微片激光器模型，分析了预泵浦参数与激光脉冲时间特性的关系,设计了LD预泵浦的Cr⁴⁺,Nd³⁺:YAG微片激光器实验，测量了不同预泵浦参数下激光单脉冲以及脉冲序列的时间特性。实验结果与数值计算结果基本符合：调节预泵浦参数使每个泵浦脉冲刚好对应输出单个激光脉冲时，固定脉冲泵浦宽度，脉冲泵浦速率随连续泵浦速率的增加呈一次函数减小；固定连续泵浦速率，脉冲泵浦速率随脉冲泵浦宽度的增加呈非线性函数减小。结果还表明,激光脉冲半高全宽随整体泵浦速率的增加而减小，峰值功率随整体泵浦速率的增加而增加；当整体泵浦速率在阈值附近变动时，激光单脉冲时间特性的变化最为明显。     

Numerical Simulation of a Diode-Laser-Pumped Self-Q-Switched Cr,Yb:YAG Microchip Laser

The dynamic and laser characteristics of the self-Q-switched Cr,Yb:YAG laser were studied by solving the coupled rate equations; the effects of the pump rate, reflectivity of the output couplers and the concentrations of the saturable absorbers on the laser performance were investigated in detail and the numerical simulation of the Cr,Yb:YAG lasers was in good agreement with the experimental data. Better laser performance of the Cr,Yb:YAG self-Q-switched laser can be obtained by using high pump rate, higher concentration of the saturable absorber and suitable reflectivity of the output coupler according to our numerical calculations. A typical self-Q-switched laser pulse of 269.5 J pulse energy with 319 ps pulse width (FWHM) at a repetition rate of 3.1 kHz can be obtained with a monolithic laser cavity, which results in 843.5 kW peak power.     

Laser-diode-pumped Cr(4)+, Nd(3)+:YAG with self-Q-switched laser output of 1.4 W

By use of a laser diode as a pump source, a self-Q-switched laser from a Cr, Nd:YAG crystal is demonstrated. The output Q-switched traces are very stable, the threshold pump power is 3.5 W, the pulse duration is 50 ns, and the slope efficiency is as high as 20%. In addition, the pulse width remains constant while the pulse repetition rate varies with pump power.     

Numerical solution and experiment of a self-Q-switched 946 nm Cr,Nd:YAG laser

A LD-pumped self-Q-switched 946 nm laser by using a co-doped Cr,Nd:YAG crystal as a gain medium as well as a saturable absorber is studied. The 946 nm self-Q-switched rate equations of co-doped crystal are solved numerically by Runge–Kutta method directly. The important parameters of lasers, such as average output power, threshold pump power, pulse width, pulses repetition rate, and optimal transmission of output coupler are obtained numerically. Experimentally, the maximum average output power up to 2.61 W, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 23.43%, was obtained in a simple and compact linear cavity. The optical-to-optical efficiency is 17.3% and the peak power is 7.57 kW with repetition rate of 23.78 kHz and pulse width of 14.5 ns. In the experiments, a high-quality fundamental transverse mode can be preserved in a large range of incident pump power. The numerical results of the 946 nm self-Q-switched Cr,Nd:YAG laser are in good agreement with the experimental results.     

A passively Q-switched diode pumped Yb:YAG microchip laser

A passively Q-switched diode pumped Yb:YAG microchip laser with Cr4+:YAG saturable absorber mirror is reported. The TEMoo laser pulses are obtained with 1,7-uJ pulse energy, 15-ns pulse width, 0.11-kW peak power, and a repetition rate of 2.2 kHz at 1049 nm. The doped concentration and dimension of Yb:YAG microchip crystal are 10 at.-% and 5×0.6 mm2, respectively.     

Self-Q-switched and mode-locked 946 nm Cr,Nd:YAG laser

A simultaneous self-Q-switched and mode-locked diode-pumped 946 nm laser by using a Cr,Nd:YAG crystal as gain medium as well as saturable absorber is demonstrated for the first time as we know. The maximum average output power of 751 mW with a slope efficiency of 18.38% is obtained at an intra-cavity average peak power intensity of 4.83 × 10⁶ W/cm². Under this circumstance, the repetition rate of Q-switched envelopes is 9.63 kHz and the pulse width is about 460 ns. Almost 100% mode-locked modulation depth is obtained at all time in the experiment process whether the incident pump power is low or high. The repetition rate of mode-locked pulses within a Q-switched envelope is 135.13 MHz and the mode-locked pulse width is within 600 ps. The laser produces high-quality pulses in TEM₀₀-mode in the simultaneous self-Q-switched and mode-locked experiment.     

Nd,Cr:YAG自调Q自锁模激光器的研究

实验采用光纤耦合激光二极管泵浦,得到了二极管泵浦Nd,CrYAG自调Q自锁模1.064 μm激光输出,其锁模调制深度达到了近100%,其输出功率最高可达1.9 W,平均输出功率稳定性优于1%.实验表明平均输出功率、重复频率和脉冲宽度随泵浦功率增加而上升.