4.44 W of CW 515 nm green light generated by intracavity frequency doubling Yb:YAG thin disk laser with LBO

We demonstrate the generation of 515 nm green laser with diode-pumped Yb:YAG thin disk by intracavity frequency doubling of type-I phase-matched LiB₃O₅(LBO) in a V-type cavity at room temperature. A continuous-wave (CW) output power of 4.44 W at 515 nm was obtained. Optical-optical efficiency of 515 nm green laser is 14.6%. The fluctuation of green laser was 1.6% at the maximum output power in 0.5 h. Thermal lensing effects in Yb:YAG thin disk are investigated too.     

Yb∶Y_2O_3陶瓷薄片激光器获得10.5 W连续激光输出

室温下采用中心波长约970 nm准直输出的大功率激光二极管模块作为抽运源,端面抽运双程吸收的腔型结构,抽运原子数分数为8%的Yb:Y2O3多晶透明陶瓷片获得连续激光输出。抽运阈值功率为7 W,当抽运功率达到35 W时,获得优化连续激光输出功率为10.5 W,光光转换效率为30%,斜率效率为37.5%。激光输出功率随抽运功率基本呈线性增长。采用更高功率抽运源、优化谐振腔结构和减小热效应的影响,Yb∶Y2O3陶瓷激光器的输出功率和效率将会得到进一步提高。     

Maglev rotating disk laser

We propose and demonstrate a laser-diode-pumped, maglev rotating Nd:YAG disk laser. The disk of the laser crystal is attached to a maglev pyrolytic graphite disk and is rotated by compressed gas. In this rotating disk laser, the detrimental thermal effects are alleviated and the laser can be operated in the single transverse electromagnetic (TEM)_(00) mode with high brightness. In our proof-of-concept experiment, we achieve a 17.7 mW laser output at 447 mW of absorbed pump power and a ~4 Hz rotation frequency.     

Continuous-wave and Q-switched performance of an Yb:YAG/YAG composite thin disk ceramic laser pumped with 970-nm laser diode

Using front face-pumped compact active mirror laser （CAMIL） structure, we have demonstrated an Yb：YAG/YAG composite ceramic disk laser with pumping wavelength at 970 nm. The laser has been operated in both continuous-wave （CW） and Q-switching modes. Under CW operation, laser output power of 1.05 W with 2% transmission output coupler was achieved at the wavelength of 1031 nm. Q- switched laser output was gotten by using an acousto-optic Q-switch. The repetition rate ranged from 1 to 30 kHz and the pulse width varied from 166 to 700 ns.     

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.     

100W二极管泵浦Nd:YAG薄片激光器

 报道了一台高效率二极管泵浦Nd:YAG薄片激光器，采用高效均匀泵浦耦合技术，在峰值功率1.008kW，占空比25％, 电-光效率大于45%的二极管激光阵列泵浦下，用一块1mm厚的Nd:YAG薄片激光介质，获得了峰值功率404W，平均功率101W的准连续激光输出，光-光效率达到40%，电-光效率超过18%。     

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 %.     

Power scaling potential of Yb:NGW in thin disk laser configuration

We report on efficient laser operation of Yb:NaGd(WO₄)₂ (Yb:NGW) in thin disk laser configuration. Using doping concentrations of 10.7 at. % and 15.3 at. % and disk thicknesses between 0.1 mm and 0.4 mm the optimum crystal parameters have been determined. A 0.1 mm thick, 10.7 at. % Yb:NGW disk pumped at 975 nm delivered 18.2 W of output power at 43.6 W of incident pump power with a slope efficiency of 51% and a resulting optical-to-optical efficiency of 42%. Using a 2 mm thick birefringent filter, continuous tuning from 997 nm to 1075 nm has been achieved. PACS 42.55.Rz; 42.60.Lh; 42.70.Hj     

1.6 W of single-mode output power from a novel power-scaling scheme for monolithic nonplanar ring lasers

A novel monolithic ring laser with high potential for power scaling, the disk nonplanar ring oscillator, is presented. We achieved power scaling by reducing the pump-light-induced aberrations. The basic idea of our approach is to attach a thin Nd:YAG disk to an undoped nonplanar YAG ring resonator while the other side of the disk is mounted on a heat sink. First promising experiments have demonstrated a single-frequency cw output power of 1.6 W at 1.06 microm with a slope efficiency of 45%. Power scaling to several watts seems to be possible.     

薄片激光器热效应及其对输出功率的影响

建立了光强分布为高斯型的抽运光端面单程抽运时薄片激光器的温度模型, 实验测量了不同抽运功率下薄片介质表面的 温度分布、温度随时间的变化特性以及介质表面的温度差. 采用Hartmann法测量了薄片介质的热焦距. 考虑热焦距随抽运功率的变化, 基于四能级系统薄片激光器的速率方程组, 建立了薄片激光器热效应对输出功率影响的物理模型, 薄片激光器输入-输出功率曲线与实际相符. 所得结果对薄片激光器的设计和优化具有一定的指导意义.     

Rotating-disk diode-pumped continuous-wave Nd:YAG laser

Continuous-Wave (CW) diode-laser-pumped experiments using rotating Nd: YAG disk(s) have been performed in the input-power range of 1–6 W and rotation-speed range of 0–25 Hz. With a single Nd: YAG disk in the laser cavity, about 1.56 W of output power at 1.06 µm due to the Nd³⁺ (⁴ F _3/2–⁴ I _11/2) transition at an absorbed input power of 4.2 W has been observed, leading to an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of over 37% and slope efficiency of 52% using 7.5% transmission output coupler. The laser output power has been observed to decrease by either increasing the number of Nd:YAG disks in the cavity or increasing the rotation speed of the disk(s).     

Development of a highly stable Yb:YAG thin disk pulsed green laser for high power Ti:sapphire based amplifier at 100 kHz repetition rate

We have developed a pulsed Yb:YAG thin disk green laser for pumping a 100 kHz and 10 W femtosecond laser. We optimized numerically and experimentally the open duration of the acousto-optic (AO) Q-switcher and the internal SHG method, generating stable output energy at a 100 kHz repetition rate. We demonstrated a 515 nm output power of over 80 W with a pulse-to-pulse stability of less than 1% RMS with an LD power to green power conversion efficiency of 24%. With the developed green laser, we obtained 16 W of a Ti:sapphire laser in a cavity dumped mode. PACS 42.55.Xi; 42.60.Gd; 42.60.By; 42.65.-k; 42.65.Re     

12-fs pulses from a continuous-wave-pumped 200-nJ Ti:sapphire amplifier at a variable repetition rate as high as 4 MHz

We demonstrate a novel compact femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser system operating at repetition rates from 10 kHz to 4 MHz. The scheme is based on the combination of a broadband cavity-dumped oscillator and a double-pass Ti:sapphire amplifier pumped by a low-noise cw solid-state laser. Amplified pulses with an extremely smooth spectrum, a duration of only 12 fs, and less than 0.25% rms fluctuation are generated in a beam with M2 < 1.2. A maximum pulse energy of 210 nJ and an average output power of as much as 720 mW are achieved. This output energy is sufficient to generate a stable continuum in a sapphire disk.     

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.     

Thin-disk Yb:KLu(WO(4))(2) laser with single-pass pumping

Single-pass pumping of a thin disk consisting of an only 50 microm thick epitaxial layer of 32 at.% Yb-doped KLu(WO(4))(2) grown on a 0.35 mm thick undoped KLu(WO(4))(2) substrate is demonstrated. The thin-disk laser delivered 9 W of continuous wave output power near 1030 nm with a slope efficiency of 77%.     

4.6-W compact and efficient NdAl_3 （BO_3）_4 thin-disk laser

The capabilities of a compact and highly efficient NdAl 3 (BO 3) 4 (NAB) thin-disk laser are demonstrated.Under a pump power of 8.2 W,the NAB disk laser delivers an average output power of 4.6 W at 1 063 nm,with a slope efficiency of 64%.The difficulty and complexity of the thin-disk laser design are minimized by the high absorbance of the NAB crystal.To reduce the thermal effect,low repetition frequency pulsed 885 nm direct pumping is considered an efficient way to realize a compact and highly efficient NAB thin-disk laser.     

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.     

全固态碟片激光器的多孔泡沫热沉传热特性研究

高功率全固态碟片激光器在运行中产生的热透镜效应会引起激光器输出功率降低、光束质量退变,针对该问题本文将多孔碳化硅泡沫和毫米通道引入到全固态碟片激光器的换热热沉中,并将其应用于多冲程泵浦的全固态碟片激光器.利用有限元分析软件对其结构模型参数进行了优化,当碳化硅厚度为2 mm,孔隙率为40%,入水口压力为4 kg(0.4 MPa)时,系统理论换热系数为1.51×10^5 W/m^2·K,实验测量结果为1.45×10^5 W/m^2·K,理论和实验结果较为接近,验证了理论模型的正确性.最后利用该新型热沉搭建了基于Yb∶YAG的24冲程全固态碟片激光器实验装置,获得输出功率为393 W,波长为1030 nm的连续激光输出,光-光转换效率达到52%,光束参数乘积为5.918 mm·mrad.     

The influences of amplified spontaneous emission,crystal temperature and round-trip loss on scaling of CW thin-disk laser

In this paper, a model is built to explore how the parameters (amplified spontaneous emission (ASE), temperature and round-trip loss) influence the output power in a thin-disk laser. It is found that optical efficiency of the disk laser is reduced with the increase of ASE, temperature or round-trip loss. The parameters are optimized to maximize the output power based on our model. We find that it is necessary to balance the need to lower the temperature with the need to control ASE during the optimization process. But the balance becomes more difficult to achieve with the increase of round-trip loss. We conclude that output power of more than 2.6 MW with a single disk can be achieved, but the necessary disk size (more than 0.5 m) is far beyond the actual technical limits. But it is possible to achieve output power of over a hundred kilowatts using a 10 cm disk in the near future.     

大口径薄片激光器中的谐振模式及光束质量诊断

基于自再现原理,利用菲涅耳-基尔霍夫衍射积分方程,引入腔镜失调、激光介质上的增益分布以及光阑口径,采用本征矢量法分析了大口径平凹腔薄片激光器的本征模式,并计算了相应的光束质量因子M2.建立了千瓦级薄片激光系统和光纤扫描光斑诊断装置,开展了高功率激光输出特性研究.结果表明,在大口径高功率平凹腔中多个本征模式可同时起振,获...