Passive Q-switching of Pulsed and CW Nd: YAG Lasers with Cr~(4 ): YAG

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Nd:Sr5(VO5)3F Q-Switched Lasers with Cr4+:YAG

The Cr4+-doped saturable absorber Cr4+:YAG is used as the passive Q-switch for a conventional pulsed Nd:Sr5(VO5)3F(Nd:S-VAP) oscillator, and the short high-peak-power pulses of laser have been obtained. The laser output characteristics are investigated under the conditions of different small-signal transmittance of Cr4+:YAG and different reflectivity of the output coupler. The rate equtions of Q-switched coupling wave are given, and the numerical solutions of equations are in agreement with the experimental results.     

用Cr4+:YAG晶体实现Nd3+:YAG 0.946 μm激光被动调Q运转

以Cr4+:YAG晶体作为可饱和吸收体,氙灯作为抽运源,实现了Nd3+:YAG晶体在0.946 μm波长处的调Q运转.激光脉冲宽度为38 ns,能量为1.7 mJ.     

一种新型固体Q开关——Cr^4＋：YAG的实验研究

对一种适用于Ｎｄ＾３＋：ＹＡＧ激光系统的新型波动Ｑ开关－掺铬钇铝石榴石（Ｃｒ＾４＋：ＹＡＧ）进行了实验研究，得到单脉冲量为１４５ｍＪ，脉宽为３０～４０ｎｓ，效率接近１％，动静比达４０％以上的结果。     

Cr^4＋：YAG可饱和吸收特性测量

测量了Cr4+:YAG材料的可饱和吸收特性,用多种数据分析方法处理了实验结果,Cr4+:YAG的基态吸收截面σgs=11×10-19cm2,激发态吸收截面σes=1.2×10-19cm2。     

Cr~(4+): YAG被动调Q与激发态吸收饱和

运用速率方程计算了Ｃｒ４＋ＹＡＧ晶体的基态吸收、激发态吸收与入射脉冲的能量密度和强度的关系。在测量晶体透过率的实验中，发现Ｃｒ４＋ＹＡＧ晶体的激发态吸收趋于饱和。理论计算与实验数据拟合给出了包括基态吸收截面，激发态吸收截面和寿命等参数。在用Ｃｒ４＋ＹＡＧ对脉冲式ＮｄＹＡＧ激光器被动调Ｑ的实验中，得到脉宽５ｎｓ、能量９０ｍＪ的激光脉冲，并且发现这种调Ｑ与Ｃｒ４＋ＹＡＧ的激发态吸收饱和直接相关。     

Cr^4＋：YAG在对撞脉冲锁模的Nd：YAG激光器中实现被动锁模的研究

在理论上提出了Ｃｒ＾４＋：ＹＡＧ作为可饱和吸收体在Ｎｄ：ＹＡＧ激光器中实现被动锁模的可能性，运用速率方程组导出在强激光脉冲作用下Ｃｒ＾４＋：ＹＡＧ激发态吸收的恢复时间和饱和光强。实验上在带有抗共振环结构的接近于介稳腔的脉冲式Ｎｄ：ＹＡＧ激光器中用Ｃｒ＾４＋：ＹＡＧ作为可饱和吸收体实现被动锁模运转，得到能量１３．５ｍＪ、平均脉宽１８０ｐｓ的锁模脉冲序列。     

Cr^4＋：YAG的可饱和吸收特性与被动Q开关性能研究

运用速率方程计算了Ｃｒ＾４＋：ＹＡＧ晶体的可饱和吸收特性参数，包括初始吸收系数，饱和吸收系数，饱和光强和损耗调制度，用Ｃｒ＾４＋：ＹＡＧ对脉冲和连续Ｎｄ：ＹＡＧ激光器进行了被动调Ｑ，在脉冲Ｎｄ：ＹＡＧ激光器上得到了８ｎｓ的调Ｑ激光脉冲，在连续Ｎｄ：ＹＡＧ激光器的调Ｑ中得到了间隔和幅度抖动小于５％的输出脉冲充列。     

Passive mode locking of a Nd：YAG laser with co－doped Nd, Cr：YAG as saturable absorber

We demonstrate the characteristics of relatively low saturation intensity using co-doped Nd, Cr:YAG as saturable absorber for passively mode locking the Nd:YAG laser. The difference of the saturation intensity between Q-switched and mode-locked operation in co-doped Nd, Cr:YAG was only one to two orders of magnitude, while Cr:YAG was generally reported at a difference of five orders of magnitude. More than 80% mode locking modulation depth was achieved at an incident pump power of 4.4W, corresponding to an intracavity intensity of 6×10^4W/cm^2, using a 68cm long plano-concave cavity.     

激光二极管端面连续抽运的Cr^4＋：Nd^3＋：YAG微片激光器输出特性研究

报道了腔长为1．1mm的激光二极管端面抽运的Cr^4 ：Nd^3 ：YAG自调Q微片激光器，连续抽运下获得了平均功率为5—18mW、重复频率为1—10kHz的稳定的调Q激光脉冲输出序列。并且对微片激光器的调Q输出激光的单脉冲特性参量、重复频率以及抽运阈值功率等进行了理论研究，计算结果和实验结果比较吻合。     

Saturable Excited State Absorption of Cr~(4 ) : YAG for Q-switching Nd : YAG Laser

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角锥棱镜腔Nd:YAG/Cr4+:YAG被动锁模激光器的研究

理论分析并数值模拟了腔内光强随角锥棱镜旋转的变化,实验证明在角锥棱镜腔Nd:YAG/Cr4 :YAG被动锁模激光器中,偏振耦合输出得到了锁模深度和锁模几率近乎100%的线偏振被动锁模脉冲输出.通过旋转角锥棱镜改变偏振耦合输出、调节腔内光强,可以得到被动锁模和被动调Q两种状态的脉冲输出,脉冲能量166.5 mJ/pulse,脉冲动静比高达59.7%.     

Cr^4＋：YAG调Q特性的理论和实验研究

从理论和实验两个方面研究Ｃｒ＾４＋：ＹＡＧ的调Ｑ特性，测量了Ｃｒ＾４＋：ＹＡＧ调ＱＮｄ＾３＋：ＹＡＧ激光器在不同条件下脉冲能量和脉冲宽度，并与理论结果进行比较，结果显示脉冲能量的理论结果与实验结果能较发地符合，脉冲工的理论结果与实验结果变化趋势大致相一致，文中还对Ｃｒ＾４＋：ＹＡＧ调ＱＮｄ＾３＋：ＹＡＧ激光器的其它实验现象给出定性解释。     

Experiment Study on Active-passive Mode-locking Using Cr4+:YAG as Saturable Absorber

Cr4+:YAG crystal was used as a saturable absorber in an active-passive mode-locked Nd:YAG laser. The stable and complete mode-locked pulse train was achieved at 1064 nm. The duration of ～0.8 ns to 2.4 ns for a single pulse was obtained by using Cr4+:YAG crystals with the different initial transmissions, and there was a shortest pulse width. The mode-locking dynamic process of Cr4+:YAG crystal was discussed to explain the experimental result, and the effect of excited-state absorption was considered.     

Cr^4＋：YAG,Cr^4＋：Mg2SiO4近红外荧光辐射温度特性研究

测量了Ｃｒ＾４＋，ＹＡＧ、Ｃｒ＾４＋，Ｍｇ２ＳｉＯ４晶体在室温和液氮温度下的荧光光谱，吸收光谱和激发态寿命，讨论了温度变化时，两种晶体中Ｃｒ＾４＋近红外辐射积分强度变化与激光发态寿命变化的关系，得出结论：在７７Ｋ￣３００Ｋ范围内，Ｃｒ＾４＋的＾３Ｔ２能级荧光辐射截面本身受温度影响不大，Ｃｒ＾４＋辐射荧光的变化，主要是由无辐射弛豫速率随温度变化而引起的。     

掺铬的镁橄榄石晶体连续波可调谐激光器

本文报道了连续波Nd:YAG激光器泵浦掺铬镁橄榄石(Cr⁴⁺:forsterite)晶体获得了连续波可调谐运转,该激光器采用Nd:YAG激光器的1.06μm谱线泵浦Φ5×9mm的Cr⁴⁺:forsterite晶体.在吸收泵浦功率为8.7W时,得到1.05W的连续波输出.当在腔内放置色散元件后,其调谐范围是1186nm～1306nm,同时详细研究了输出功率随温度和输出镜透过率的变化特性.     

Gires-Tournois干涉镜补偿色散的自启动飞秒Cr4+:YAG激光器实验研究

利用一片GTI镜补偿腔内色散,并使用宽带半导体可饱和吸收片,实现了锁模自启动的飞秒Cr⁴⁺:YAG激光输出.在9W平均功率的1030nm激光抽运下,获得输出脉冲功率为95 mW,光谱半高全宽45 nm,中心波长1508 nm,实测脉冲宽度为65 fs.     

Laser performance of monolithic Cr,Nd:YAG self-Q-switched laser

The self-Q-switched laser performance of monolithic Cr⁴⁺,Nd³⁺:YAG concave-planar resonator with 5-mm length was studied experimentally and theoretically. The slope efficiency is as high as 24% and pump threshold is as low as 64 mW. The pulse width, the single pulse energy and the pulse repetition rate of monolithic Cr,Nd:YAG self-Q-switched laser were measured as a function of absorbed pump power. With the increase of pump power, the pulse width decreases and the pulse energy and the pulse repetition rate increase. The average output power of 91 mW with pulse width of 7 ns at repletion rate of 35.5 kHz was obtained at the maximum absorbed pump power of 440 mW, the peak power is as high as 370 W. The theoretical prediction of pulse energy, pulse width and pulse repetition rate as a function of absorbed pump power based on rate equations is in a good agreement with our experimental data. This can lead to develop the diode laser-pumped monolithic self-Q-switched solid-state microchip lasers.     

Laser-diode-pumped Passively Q-switched Nd:Sr5(PO4)3F Green Laser

By using a laser-diode as pump source, a Cr4+ :YAG crystal as saturable absorber for passive Q-switch and a KTP as intracavity frequency doubling crystal, we have realized the green Q-switched laser output at 0.5295 μm from a Nd: S-FAP crystal. Output green laser characteristics, such as average power, single pulse energy, pulse width, repetition rate for different small-signal transmission of Cr4+ :YAG and different pump power, were measured. Meanwhile, the coupling rate equations of intracavity frequency doubling with Cr4+ :YAG as passive Q-switch were given and the numerical solution of equations agreed with the experimental results.     

Investigation of a Cr: YAG passive Q-switch in CW pumped Nd: YAG lasers

This work describes the experimental results obtained on the Cr⁴⁺:YAG crystal used as a passive Q-switch in Nd: YAG lasers. In addition, the combination of a Cr⁴⁺: YAG passive Q-switch with an acousto-optical Q-switch operating simultaneously in one cavity was investigated. More than 180 W average output in the passive Q-switched mode was obtained with the C⁴⁺: YAG crystal. The pulse-to-pulse stability was better than 1%. A mode selection occurred when the laser system operated near threshold.