A High-Power Continuous-Wave Laser-Diode End-Pumped Nd：YVO4 Laser of Single-Frequency Operation

We design and build a cw high quality and high power Nd:YV04 laser of single frequencv operation with a laser-diode dual-end-pumped geometry. The influence of the Nd^3 -doping concentration in the Nd:YVO4 crystal on the output performance of laser is theoretically and experimentally studied. With a Nd:YVO4 crystal of the Nd^3 -doping concentration 0.3 at. % and at pump power of 45 W, the output power of the single frequency laser is 18 W, and the slope efficiency is 48%.     

具有热补偿的内腔KTP光参量振荡器

在电光调Q Nd:YAG激光抽运内腔KTP光参量振荡器中,由于在抽运光的谐振腔内插入了起偏器,当工作在高重复频率时,Nd:YAG棒热致双折射效应致使起偏器产生退偏损耗,导致抽运光能量下降和光束质量变差,最终光参量振荡器的激光输出能量也将下降.为了补偿热致双折射引起的起偏器退偏损耗,提出了基于λ/4波片的具有热补偿的内腔光参量振荡器结构,实验结果表明在高重复频率工作时,具有热补偿的内腔光参量振荡器较无补偿内腔光参量振荡器的激光输出能量提高了20%左右.     

波罗棱镜谐振腔调Q关门的研究

波罗棱镜谐振腔激光器具有机械稳定度高、光束质量好的特点。波罗棱镜会使入射光退偏,调Q时1/4λ波片无法有效工作,需要使用适当的波片补偿。利用琼斯矩阵建立波罗棱镜谐振腔调Q的数学模型并进行求解计算。分析了不同波罗棱镜方位角下的最优补偿波片并计算了波片公差、波罗棱镜折射率公差、方位角安装公差等对消光比的影响。当波罗棱镜水平放置,波片相位公差±0.02λ,关门消光比大于20 dB;波罗棱镜45°/135°放置时,存在四种对应的最优关门波片,波罗棱镜方位角0±4.66°的范围内,关门消光比可大于30 d B。以上结果为波罗棱镜谐振腔调Q激光器的设计提供更优及更具工程化意义的依据。