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。     

千瓦级半导体抽运的固体热容板条激光器

报道了千瓦级激光二极管面阵抽运固体热容激光器的理论与实验研究,分别采用Nd∶YAG单板条和双板条串接的热容激光器,利用热容激光器的理论计算模型计算了在一定的工作时间内激光输出特性,并进行了实验验证。实验中采用的晶体尺寸均为59mm×40mm×4.5mm,对单板条进行抽运时平均功率大约为5.6kW,双板条串接时为11.2kW,重复频率为1kHz,占空比为20%。实验中观察了1s的工作时间内脉冲能量输出的波动情况,单板条时单脉冲能量输出最大为1.3J,在1 s后单脉冲能量输出下降到开始的70%左右,而双板条串接时单脉冲能量输出最大为2.06J,在1s后单脉冲能量输出下降到开始的50%左右,对单块晶体采用通水冷却的准热容热管理模式能有效地降低其热效应。     

104W内腔倍频全固态Nd∶YAG绿光激光器

报道了一台高功率内腔倍频全固态Nd∶YAG绿光激光器 ,针对KTP晶体热效应和激光热稳定腔 ,采取了对KTP晶体进行低温冷却的优化措施 ,以便减少KTP晶体的热效应导致的相位失配 ,同时兼顾了Nd∶YAG棒的热致双折射效应和KTP晶体热透镜效应 ,设计了热稳定谐振腔 ;实验中采用 80个 2 0W激光二极管阵列侧面抽运Nd∶YAG棒和Ⅱ类相位匹配KTP晶体 (在 2 7℃时相位匹配角为 =2 3.6° ;θ =90° ,尺寸为 7mm× 7mm× 10mm)内腔倍频技术 ,谐振腔腔长为 5 30mm ,KTP晶体的冷却温度为 4 .3℃ ,抽运电流为 18.3A时 ,实现平均功率达 10 4W、脉冲宽度为 130ns的 5 32nm激光输出 ;其重复频率为 2 0 .7kHz。光光转换效率为 10 .2 %。     

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.     

High efficiency diode-pumped slab oscillator and amplifier for space-based application

The design and performance of conduction-cooled, laser diode-pumped oscillator and amplifier slab laser featuring high efficiency, high pulse energy and high beam quality for space-based application are reported. The oscillator was a diode-pumped Q-Switched Nd:YAG slab laser using unstable resonator, and the amplifiers were two zig-zag Nd:YAG slabs based on a side-pumped slab geometry. A near diffraction-limited output of 450 mJ in a 10 ns pulse at a repetition rate of 20 Hz was obtained, corresponding to an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of over 20%.     

Theoretical and experimental investigations of quasi-continuous wave diode array side-pumped Yb＇YAG slab laser

An analytical model of quasi-continuous wave (quasi-CW) diode array side-pumped slab laser for Yb:YAG oscillator in long-pulse free-running has been developed based on the CW model. In this model we first introduce a new parameter, pump pulse width, and make the model available for use in the quasi-CW model. We also give an analytical equation of laser delay time to calculate the laser pulse width. A detailed model is also presented for a new structure laser design, taking account of the geometry of Yb:YAG slab. A quasi-CW diode array side-pumped Yb:YAG slab laser is investigated theoretically and experimentally. Experiments yield a quasi-CW output energy up to 20.36 mJ with the laser pulse width of 654.55 μs at 1049 nm when the diode arrays operate at 25 Hz and 1 ms pulse width. The crystal dimensions are 3 mm×8 mm×1 mm and the doping density is 10 at.%. The experimental results are in good agreement with the predictions of the theoretical model.     

二极管侧泵浦单横模1kHz电光Q开关激光器

 本文介绍了二极管侧泵浦Nd:YAG板条1kHz重复频率Q开关激光器的研制,实验获得最大单脉冲能量0.712mJ,脉宽小于10ns的输出。对Nd:YAG板条进行了三种冷却方式的比较实验,实验证明DPL在高重复频率工作时,激光介质的热效应是影响高重复频率工作的激光器效率的重要因素。     

钛宝石再生放大器实验研究

分析了啁啾脉冲在钛宝石再生放大器中的能量增益与泵浦光及信号光光束口径的关系。并用不同能量的调Ｑ倍频ＮｄＹＡＧ激光器的５３２ｎｍ光为泵浦光，测量了２ＴＷ钛宝石激光系统中钛宝石再生放大器在无注入信号脉冲时和有注入信号脉冲时的脉冲建立时间及相应的输出能量大小。再生放大器的增益为２×１０７。     

高平均功率六棒串接脉冲Nd:YAG激光器

报道了一种腔内六棒串接的脉冲Nd:YAG激光器。采用44矩阵对晶体棒失调角度对谐振腔光轴的影响进行了理论分析,给出了六棒串接脉冲激光器中晶体棒失调角度的允许范围。在串接实验中,谐振腔采用对称平平腔结构,通过调整每根晶体棒的失调角度到允许范围内,实现了六棒串接脉冲Nd:YAG激光器。在输入电功率86 kW,占空比17%时,获得了平均功率3 018 W的脉冲激光输出,峰值功率17.75 kW,最高单脉冲能量为66 J,光束参数乘积为26.3 mmmrad,电光转换效率3.5%,长时间工作不稳定性小于2%。     

High peak power Nd:YAG laser pumped by 600-W diode laser stack

The Q-switched laser with triangle slab made of Nd:YAG crystal side pumped by 600-W quasi-cw diode laser stack has been designed. The multimode (M²≈2.6) output energy of about 42 mJ was demonstrated in free running mode for110-mJ pump energy. In Q-switch experiments, the KDDP Pockels cell was placed between the slab and rear mirror in plane-plane cavity with output coupler of 84% transmission. The energy of 8 mJ in 2.1-ns pulse duration was obtained for near TEM₀₀ output beam. For passive Q-switching by means of Cr:YAG crystal of 12.6% unsaturated transmission, the energy of 5.1 mJ in 2.5-ns pulse duration was obtained for output beam close to TEM₀₀ mode.     

1.8 mJ高倍率Nd:YAG板条皮秒激光放大器

设计了一种高倍率的固体皮秒脉冲激光放大器,采用Nd:YAG板条作为激光增益介质。借助板条结构的角度选通结构,搭建了板条五通放大系统,实现了对注入皮秒脉冲激光的高倍率放大。种子源工作在脉冲模式,放大器泵浦源在连续模式工作。皮秒光纤激光器可以在不同的重复频率下工作,脉冲宽度为13.4 ps。种子光经过隔离和耦合系统之后,注入板条的单脉冲能量为25 nJ。当种子源工作重复频率为24.46 MHz时,板条放大器输出平均功率377 W,单脉冲能量15.5 μJ;当种子源工作重复频率为49.8 kHz时,板条放大器输出平均功率89 W,单脉冲能量1.8 mJ,峰值功率为134 MW,放大倍率达到7.2×104。     

LD side-pumped passively Q-switched Yb:YAG slab laser

A quasi-continuous wave laser diode side-pumped passively Q-switched Yb:YAG slab laser with Cr⁴⁺:YAG saturable absorber has been demonstrated in order to understand the pulse properties of Yb:YAG crystal. To our knowledge the maximum 69% extraction efficiency is achieved by the system. 44 μJ pulse energy and 1.64 KW peak power with near diffraction-limited beam quality are presented at 25 Hz repetition rate. The build-up time of the Q-giant in the passively Q-switched laser is shown.     

Laser diode partially end-pumped electro-optically Q-switched Yb:YAG slab laser

A laser diode partially end-pumped, electro-optically Q-switched, Yb:Y_3Al_5O_(12)(Yb:YAG) slab laser was reported. We obtained output energy of 14.6 mJ/pulse with a pulse width of 30 ns at a repetition frequency of 2 k Hz, and the corresponding peak power was 480 kW. The beam quality factors M~2 in the unstable direction and the stable direction was 1.32 and 1.25, respectively.     

双程放大740 mJ TEC冷却LD泵浦Nd:YAG激光器

报道了一种实现高能量输出的激光二极管（LD）泵浦无水冷全固态Nd：YAG双程放大器结构。整个放大系统采用了泵浦与晶体棒集成的模块以及半导体制冷器（TEC）,从而实现了激光系统的小型化。总腔长为730 mm。在10 Hz重复频率下,主振荡器得到了最大脉冲能量为350 mJ的激光输出。脉宽为9.7 ns,光束质量M²在两个方向分别为7.7和12.3。并进行了双程放大的研究,双程放大后得到了740 mJ、10 ns的激光输出。     

准连续60W半导体激光侧面泵浦声光调QNd：YAG板条激光器研究

用准连续６０Ｗ激光二极管列阵侧面泵浦Ｎｄ：ＹＡＧ板条激光器，获得３．５ｍＪ的激光输出和峰值功率为７５ｋＷ的声光调Ｑ激光脉冲，脉冲幅度起伏小于±１％。对研究结果进行了分析。     

半导体激光泵浦预激光锁模调Q固体激光器研究

报道半导体激光侧面泵浦预激光锁模调Ｑ的Ｎｄ：ＹＡＧ固体板条激光器，预激光锁模调Ｑ的激光脉冲宽度为３６ｐｓ，调Ｑ包纤各心的锁模单脉冲能量超过７μＪ，相应的峰值功率达２００ｋＷ。     

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。     

The analysis of the transient temperature distribution of double-slab Nd:YAG laser medium

A novel double-slab Nd:YAG laser, which uses face-pumped slab medium cooled by liquid with different temperatures on both sides, is proposed. The thermal distortion of wavefront caused by the non-uniform temperature distribution in the laser gain media can be self-compensated. According to the method of operation, the models of the temperature distribution and stress are presented, and the analytic solutions for the model are derived. Furthermore, the numerical simulations with pulse pumping energy of 10 J and repetition frequencies of 500 and 1000 Hz are calculated respectively for Nd:YAG laser medium. The simulation results show that the temperature gradient remains the approximative linearity, and the heat stress is within the extreme range. Then the absorption coefficient is also discussed. The result indicates that the doping concentration cannot be too large for the high repetition frequency laser. It has been proved that the high repetition frequency, high laser beam quality, and high average output power of the order of kilowatt of Nd: YAG slab laser can be achieved in this structure.     

实现Nd:YAG光束匀滑的衍射光学器件的研制

 采用爬山-模拟退火混合优化算法与旋转镂空掩模板工艺,针对基频光与三倍频光,设计并加工出口径80mm的连续位相衍射光学器件。在脉冲工作的Nd：YAG激光器上,实验研究了器件的光束匀滑性能,获得了与设计尺寸相符合、边缘陡峭、但包含较大顶部调制的光斑。初步验证了衍射光学器件在固体激光器光束匀滑上的应用可行性。     

全固态激光中的光谱合成技术

对多种全固态激光中的光谱合成技术进行了探讨和研究，包括光纤激光、Yb:YAG板条激光和半导体激光。对于光纤激光，探讨了基于单个多层介质膜（MLD）光栅、一对MLD光栅、多个体布拉格光栅三种衍射光学元件的光谱合成技术中色散造成的光束质量退化问题，指出子束光谱线型的二阶矩全宽决定了光束质量的退化量，但所允许的光谱宽度又依赖于具体的技术选择途径。进而比较了三种光谱合成方案的优缺点。对于固体激光，实验演示了基于Yb:YAG晶体的板条激光实现光谱合成的原理可行性。通过设计一个基于MLD光栅的振荡器内的光谱合成装置，实现了7束子激光最高241 W的光谱合成输出，合成后光束质量β因子约4.1，表明大功率Yb:YAG板条激光具有通过光谱合束技术实现功率进一步提升的潜力。对于半导体激光，提出并设计了大模场外腔半导体激光+快轴光谱合成的技术。实验演示了9个1 mm宽LD芯片沿快轴方向的光谱合成，用β因子评价合成后的光束质量，在慢轴方向β≈6.3，在快轴方向β≈1.6，表明快轴光谱合成造成的光束质量退化是完全可控的。