Dual-wavelength synchronously mode-locked Tm-doped bulk laser with terahertz frequency beating

A dual-wavelength synchronously mode-locked homogeneously broadened bulk laser operating at 1985.6 and1989 nm is presented for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, which delivers a maximum output power of 166 m W and a repetition rate of 85 MHz. The pulse duration was measured to be 16.8 ps by assuming a sech~2 pulse shape. The recorded autocorrelation trace showed frequency beating signals with an interval of 3.8 ps and a full width at half-maximum duration of 2 ps, corresponding to an ultrahigh beating frequency of about0.26 THz, which agrees well with the frequency difference of the emitted two spectral peaks. The results indicated that such a kind of dual-wavelength mode-locked Tm:YAlO_3 laser could be potentially used for generating terahertz radiations.     

激光二极管泵浦Nd：YVO4／LBO腔内倍频瓦级连续波绿光激光器

报道一种激光二极管端面泵浦ＮｄＹＶＯ４晶体、ＬＢＯ腔内倍频的全固态瓦级连续波（ＣＷ）绿光激光器。对ＬＢＯ采用Ｉ类非临界相位匹配（ＮＣＰＭ）、温度调谐，当泵光功率为５．５Ｗ时，获得了１．２ＷＴＥＭ００模５３２ｎｍ连续波绿光输出，光－光转换效率达２２％，电－光转换效率达３％。     

Diode-pumped passively Q-switched and mode-locked Nd:YLF laser with Cr~(4+):YAG saturable absorber

A diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:YLF laser was demonstrated by using saturable absorber of Cr4 :YAG. At the incident power of 7.74 W, pure passively Q-switched laser with per pulse energy of 210μJ and pulse width of 19.6 ns at repetition rate of 1.78 kHz was obtained by using Cr4 :YAG with initial transmission of 80%. At the incident power of 8.70 W, a Q-switched mode-locking with average output power of 650 mW was achieved, the overall slop efficiency was 16%, corresponding to the initial transmission of 85% of Cr4 :YAG.     

Q-switched mode-locked diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser with a saturable Bragg reflector

We demonstrated a diode-pumped passively Q-switched mode-locked Nd:YVO4 laser by using a relaxed saturable Bragg reflector (SBR). Stable mode-locked pulse train with the repetition rate of ～230 MHz was achieved and the pulse train was modulated by the Q-switched envelope with the repetition rate of ～150 kHz. The maximum output of 4 W was obtained under the pump power of 13.5 W. The optical-to-optical efficiency was 30%. We also discussed the transition of each process having emerged.     

Efficient Generation of Red and Blue Light in a Dual-Structure Periodically Poled LiTaO3 Crystal

We demonstrate the efficient generation of red light at 671nm and blue light at 447nm from a diode-pumped Q-switched 1342nm Nd: YVO4 laser together with a periodically poled LiTaO3 (PPLT) crystal. The sample used in this experiment is a dual-structure PPLT crystal with the period of 14.9μm for the second harmonic generation and that of 4.9μm for the third harmonic generation. The red and blue light, with the respective average power of 752 m W and 153 m W were obtained in a single path under an average fundamental power of 1.74 W, corresponding to the conversion efficiencies of 43.2% and 8.8%, respectively. These results indicate that the dual-structure PPLT can be used to construct a compact and efficient all-solid-state red-and-blue dual-wavelength laser.     

激光二极管抽运的Nd∶YVO4 GaAs被动调Q激光器研究

报道了激光二极管端面抽运Nd∶YVO4 半导体材料GaAs被动调Q激光器运转。测量了不同透过率输出镜条件下 ,输出调Q脉冲的宽度、能量及脉冲重复率。在抽运功率为 4W时 ,得到了脉宽为 30ns、能量为 8μJ、重复率为6 0kHz的稳定的调Q脉冲。还就GaAs调Q机理进行了理论研究并对实验中的一些现象进行了分析讨论     

大功率激光二极管抽运Nd：YVO4激光器的特性研究

通过对Ｎｄ：ＹＶＯ４晶体吸收特性的研究,对激光输出功率、斜效率与抽运动率的关系进行了理论分析,发现Ｎｄ：ＹＶＯ４激光器在磊功率激光二极管抽运的条件下,激光斜效率随抽运功率的增加而减小。实验表明,理论结果与实验符合得较好。选用２Ｎｄ＾３＋掺杂的原子数分数为０．５％、通光长度为５ｍｍ的Ｎｄ：ＹＶＯ４晶体,在抽运功率５Ｗ左右时,输功率为３Ｗ左右的,获得了７１．５％的激光斜效率。     

BBO四倍频全固态Nd:YVO4紫外激光器

报道了用BBO晶体对激光二极管抽运Nd:YVO₄晶体声光调Q产生的1.064μm激光 进行四倍频,实现平均功率为63mW准连续波266nm紫外激光运转,重复频率为12.5kHz、单 脉冲能量5μJ、峰值功率达252W,绿光-紫外光转换效率达11%. 关键词： 266nm紫外激光 四倍频 全固态     

Generation of UV radiation at 335.5 nm based on frequency-quadrupling of a diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser

The generation of ultraviolet （UV） light at 335.5 nm based on frequency quadrupling of a diode-end- pumped Q-switched Nd：YVO4 laser at 1342 nm was demonstrated. KTP crystal was used for generation of wavelength of 671 nm by intracavity doubling and LBO （BBO） crystal was exploited for the subsequent external fourth harmonic generation （FHG）. With 6.3-W absorbed pump power and 10-kHz frequency repetition rate, the UV output power of 35 and 63 mW were obtained by using LBO and BBO as frequency quadrupling nonlinear crystals, respectively. The experimental results show that the conversion efficiency （red-UV） of 6.4% for BBO crystal is higher than that of 3.5% for LBO crystal, but the UV beam quality obtained by LBO crystal is better than by BBO crystal.     

基于石墨烯可饱和吸收被动锁模超快全固体激光器的研究

石墨烯具有饱和恢复时间极短、导热性好、吸收带宽、损耗低、成本低廉且容易制备等优点,被认为是光电子应用中理想的半导体可饱和吸收体材料,近几年受到广泛的关注。介绍了本课题组最近在石墨烯锁模超快全固体激光器研究中取得的一些进展。在用液相剥离方法成功制备出尺寸大于20μm的石墨烯薄片的基础上,将其应用于全固态Nd∶GdVO4激光器,实现了脉宽16 ps、平均功率360 mW的锁模激光输出,单脉冲能量为8.4 nJ;继而在宽带增益介质Yb∶KGW晶体中又实现了脉宽为489 fs的超快激光,平均功率564 mW。