光纤耦合二极管端泵2μm CW双掺Tm,Ho∶GdVO_4激光器

同YLF和YAG基质相比,在TmHo∶GdVO4晶体中Tm3+离子在800nm附近有非常强的和宽的吸收带,所以该晶体非常适合商品化的GaAlAs激光二极管泵浦.在液氮制冷晶体条件下,利用光纤耦合激光二极管及消色差光学耦合系统端面泵浦双掺5%Tm,0.5%Ho∶GdVO4晶体,在泵浦功率14W、泵浦波长794nm时,实现了2.048μm激光输出,连续运转输出功率3.6W,相应的光光转换效率为25.7%,斜率效率26.6%.相对于吸收的泵浦功率,光光转换效率为35%.由于Tm3+离子间的交叉弛豫效应,泵浦量子效率达到1.3.     

Fiber-coupled diode end-pumped Q-switched Tm,Ho:YLiF_4 laser

At liquid-nitrogen temperature, at 10-kHz pulse repetition rate, Q-switched 36-ns pulses with average output power of 4 W at 2.05 μm and 4.5-W continuous wave output power with a total optical-optical conversion efficiency of 30%, were achieved from a 6% Tm, 0.5% Ho:YLiF4 laser. This laser was end-pumped by a fiber-coupled laser diode emitting up to 15 W around 792 nm. The 1-m-long optical fiber carrying the pump radiation has a core diameter of 700 μm with a numerical aperture of 0.22.     

LD pumped 2-μm CW laser from Tm,Ho:GdVO_4

A set of fiber-coupled continuous wave (CW) diode lasers has been used to pump Tm, Ho:GdVO_4 and generate 2.048-μm laser radiation at liquid nitrogen temperature. The optical-optical efficiencies of 25%, output power of 3.5 W, and pumping threshold of 838 mW have been obtained and compared with those from Tm, Ho:YLF under identical experimental conditions.     

LD pumped 2-μm CW laser from Tm,Ho:GdVO4

A set of fiber-coupled continuous wave (CW) diode lasers has been used to pump Tm, Ho:GdVO4 and generate 2.048-μm laser radiation at liquid nitrogen temperature. The optical-optical efficiencies of 25%,output power of 3.5 W, and pumping threshold of 838 mW have been obtained and compared with those from Tm, Ho:YLF under identical experimental conditions.     

光纤耦合二极管端泵2 μm CW双掺)Tm,Ho∶GdVO4激光器

同YLF和YAG 基质相比,在Tm-Ho∶GdVO₄晶体中Tm³⁺离子在800 nm附近有非常强的和宽的吸收带,所以该晶体非常适合商品化的GaAlAs激光二极管泵浦.在液氮制冷晶体条件下,利用光纤耦合激光二极管及消色差光学耦合系统端面泵浦双掺5％Tm,0.5％Ho∶GdVO₄晶体,在泵浦功率14 W、泵浦波长794 nm时,实现了2.048 μm激光输出,连续运转输出功率3.6 W,相应的光光转换效率为25.7％,斜率效率26.6%.相对于吸收的泵浦功率,光光转换效率为35%.由于Tm³⁺离子间的交叉弛豫效应,泵浦量子效率达到1.3.     

Fiber-coupled diode end-pumped Q-switched Tm,Ho:YLiF4 laser

At liquid-nitrogen temperature, at 10-kHz pulse repetition rate, Q-switched 36-ns pulses with average output power of 4 W at 2.05 μm and 4.5-W continuous wave output power with a total optical-optical conversion efficiency of 30%, were achieved from a 6% Tm, 0.5% Ho:YLiF4 laser. This laser was endpumped by a fiber-coupled laser diode emitting up to 15 W around 792 nm. The 1-m-long optical fiber carrying the pump radiation has a core diameter of 700 μm with a numerical aperture of 0.22.