全固体小型Yb:YAG激光器热效应及输出特性研究

利用中红外相机及干涉测量技术研究了二极管泵浦小型Yb:YAG激光增益介质在激光及非激光条件下的温度分布、温度梯度、热透镜效应,同时根据对热效应的研究,对激光器的参量进行了优化研究了在不同掺杂浓度下激光器的输出特性对于2.3at.%掺杂浓度,得到激光输出功率为1.7W,斜效率26.2%,光光转换效率为13.5%的实验结果;对于5.0at.%掺杂浓度,得到激光输出功率为2.5W,斜效率51%,光光转换效率为24%的实验结果。     

Output properties of 1.57 μm intracavity pumped optical parametric oscillator

A 1.57 μm eye-safe laser is realized by placing a KTP crystal into a diode-end-pumped, acousto-optically (AO) Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser. For the first time, the 1.06 μm pumping laser with a concave–concave cavity is used to lower the threshold of the intracavity-pumped optical parametric oscillator (IPOPO). The pumping threshold and output characteristics of the OPO are analyzed by changing repetition rate of the AO Q-switch and output mirrors with different transmissivity at 1.57 μm. The results show that the pumping threshold will decrease with the lower output transmissivity and the lower repetition rate, but the narrower output pulse width can be obtained with the higher output transmissivity.     

Efficient diode-pumped intracavity frequency-doubled CW Nd : YLF laser emitting in the red

We demonstrate an efficient continuous-wave diode-pumped Nd : YLF laser emitting in the red (660.5 and 657 nm) by intracavity frequency doubling with a LBO crystal. We obtained more than 1 W of average power (in two output beams) for 12 W of pump power with a TEM₀₀ mode. This power is to our knowledge the highest obtained with a frequency-doubled Nd : YLF laser emitting in the red. Comparison between “a-cut” and “c-cut” crystals has been carried out in terms of performance and wavelength emission.