High peak power laser-diode-pumped passively Q=switched Nd:YVO_4/Cr~(4+):YAG laser

In this paper, we report a high peak power passively Q-switched laser-diode-end-pumped Nd:YVO_4/Cr~(4+):YAG laser polarized along the C axis, generating 4.23-W average power and 18-kW peak power (144-μJ pulse power) with 8.0-ns time duration (29.4-kHz repetition rate) at 1064 nm while the pump power is 21.2 W.     

26W near diffraction limited Q-switched green laser based on a diode-end-pumped master oscillator power amplifier

An efficient acousto-optically Q-switched extracavity frequency-doubled 532nm laser based on a diode-end-pumped master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) is demonstrated. With a type I non-critically phase-matched LBO, 26W of average power at 532nm in a near diffraction limited mode at a repetition rate of 30kHz was generated under 43W pump power of 1064nm Nd:YVO_{4} laser, which correspond to a frequency-doubling conversion efficiency of 60%.     

Low-threshold, high-efficiency, high-repetition-rate optical parametric generator based on periodically poled LiNbO3

We report a high-repetition-rate optical parametric generator (OPG) with a periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) crystal pumped by an acousto-optically Q-switched CW-diode-end-pumped Nd:YVO_4 laser. For the maximum 1064nm pump power of 970mW, the maximum conversion efficiency is 32.9% under the conditions of 250℃, 1064nm pulse repetition rate of 22.6kHz and pulse width of 12ns, and the PPLN OPG threshold in the collinear case is less than 23.7μJ. The output power increases with the increase of the crystal temperature. The 1485－1553nm signal wave and 3383－3754nm idler wave are obtained by changing the temperature and the angle of the PPLN crystal.     

非线性光学 非线性光散射、振荡与谐波产生

O437 2006065101利用周期性极化KTP外腔谐振倍频过程实现明亮振幅压缩光=Bright quadrature amplitude squeezed light from pe- riodieally poled KTP second harmonic generation[刊,中]/杨树荣(山西大学光电研究所,量子光学与光量子器件国家重点实验室．山西,太原(030006)),李永民…//量子光学学报．—2006,12(2)．—92—94利用自制的单频连续Nd：YVO_4激光器输出的1064 nm激光作为抽运源,通过周期性极化KTP晶体外腔倍频     

Multi-wavelength continuous-wave Nd:YVO_4 self-Raman laser under in-band pumping

Multi-wavelength continuous-wave self-Raman laser with an a-cut composite YVO_4/Nd:YVO_4/YVO_4 crystal pumped by an 879-nm wavelength-locked laser diode is demonstrated for the first time. Multi-wavelength Raman lasers at 1168.4, 1176, 1178.7, and 1201.6 nm are achieved by the first Stokes shift of the multi-wavelength fundamental lasers at 1064, 1066.7, 1073.6, 1084, and 1085.6 nm with two Raman shifts of 890 and 816 cm~(-1). A maximum Raman output power of 2.56 W is achieved through the use of a 20-mm-long composite crystal, with a corresponding optical conversion efficiency of 9.8%. The polarization directions of different fundamental and Raman lasers are investigated and found to be orthogonal π and σ polarizations. These orthogonally polarized multi-wavelength lasers with small wavelength separation pave the way to the development of a potential laser source for application in spectral analysis, laser radar and THz generation.     

Highly efficient cascaded P-doped Raman fiber laser pumped by Nd:YVO4 solid-state laser

A highly efficient cascaded P-doped Raman fiber laser(RFL)pumped by a 1064-nm continuous wave (CW)Nd:YVO_4 solid-state laser is reported.1.15-W CW output power at 1484 nm is obtained while the input pump power is 4 W,corresponding to the power conversion efficiency of 28.8%.The threshold pump power for the second-order Stokes radiation is 1.13 W.The slope efficiency is as high as 42.6%.The experimental results are in good agreement with theoretical ones.Furthermore,the power instability of the P-doped RFL at 1484 nm in an hour is observed to be less than 5%.     

Anisotropic stimulated emission cross-section measurement in Nd:YVO_4

As a crucial parameter in the design and analysis of laser performances, stimulated emission(SE) cross-section is currently considered to be dependent on several factors, such as temperatures and eigen-polarizations for anisotropic crystals. In contrast with these factors, impact of propagating directions upon SE cross-section has garnered less attention.In this paper, to investigate the SE cross-section in arbitrary propagating directions, fluorescence spectra for the transition ~4F_(3/2)→~4I_(11/2) in Nd:YVO_4 are measured in different propagating directions. Based on Fuchtbauer–Ladenburg equation model, the propagating direction-dependent SE cross-section spectra in Nd:YVO_4 are obtained for the first time, to our best knowledge. A novel concept of anisotropic SE cross-section is proposed to interpret the propagating direction-dependent effect. The experiment results reveal that for an arbitrary propagating direction the SE cross-section of e light around 1064 nm can be expressed as a superposition from two principle axial propagating directions with a weight of plane projection.     

自拉曼混频黄绿波段三波长可切换激光

报道了高效的Nd:YVO_4晶体自拉曼结合二阶非线性光学混频实现黄绿波段三波长可选输出.从改善热效应和增加拉曼介质长度出发,设计双端键合的YVO_4/Nd:YVO_4/YVO_4晶体用于自拉曼变频.考虑混频转换效率和混频波长切换的便捷性,选用临界相位匹配的BaB_2O_4 (BBO)晶体作为二阶非线性光学混频晶体.只需微调BBO晶体匹配角度在1.4°内,就可成功实现基频光和一阶斯托克斯光之间的倍频与和频,获得高效的532 nm绿光、559 nm黄绿光和588 nm黄光三个波长可切换输出.在19.5 W抽运功率和60 kHz的重复频率下,三个波长激光的最高平均输出功率分别为4.37 W, 2.03 W和3.43 W,对应抽运光到可见光的转换效率分别达22.4%, 10.4%和17.6%,对应脉冲宽度分别为36 ns, 12.2 ns和12.7 ns.可见波段波长可切换激光器可满足激光医疗、显示、光谱成像和生物光子学等领域对多种波长激光的应用需求.     

周期极化KTiOPO4晶体和频单块非平面环形腔激光产生连续单频589nm黄光

单次通过周期极化KTiOPO₄晶体和频单块非平面环形腔1064 nm与1319 nm激光产生连续单频589 nm黄光. 通过琼斯矩阵模拟计算对单块非平面Nd:YAG晶体参数进行了优化设计, 实验获得1080 mW和580 mW的连续单频1064 nm和1319 nm激光输出. 两束激光单次通过周期极化KTiOPO₄晶体和频产生14.8 mW, M²=1.14的589 nm黄光, 相应的和频效率为0.9%. 研究了周期极化KTiOPO₄温度对和频效率的影响, 得到其温度接收带宽为1.5℃. 通过改变1064 nm Nd:YAG晶体的温度可实现589 nm黄光波长精确对应钠原子D_2a吸收谱线, 调谐精度达到0.164 pm.     

高功率单频保偏光纤放大器输出特性研究

研制了输出功率达17.3 W的单频保偏掺镱光纤放大器,并对其输出激光特性进行了实验研究。该光纤放大系统以Nd:YVO_4单频固态激光器为种子源,以保偏光纤为增益介质,通过二级光纤放大,获得了波长为1064 nm的单频线偏振激光输出,输出激光功率达17.3 W。功率放大级光纤放大器的斜率效率为62.8%,光-光转换效率为57.6%,偏振消光比为24.3 dB。     

Characteristics of Nd：GdVO4 Laser with Different Nd-Doping Concentrations

We report the properties of a compact diode-pumped continuous-wave Nd：GdV04 laser with a linear cavity and different Nd-doped laser crystals. In a 0.2at.% Nd-doped Nd：GdVO4 laser, 1.54 W output laser power is achieved at 912nm wavelength with a slope efficiency of 24.8% at an absorbed pump power of 9.4W. With 0.3at.% Nd-doping concentration, we can obtain the either single-wavelength emission at 1064nm or 912nm or the dual-wavelength emission at 1064nm and 912nm by controlling the incident pump power. From an incident pump power of 11.6 W, the 1064nm emission between ^4Fa/2 and ^4I11/2 is suppressed completely by the 912nm emission between ^4Fa/2 and ^4I9/2. We obtain 670 mW output of the 912nm single-wavelength laser emission with a slope efficiency of 5.5% by taking an incident pump power of 18.4 W. Using a Nd：GdV04 laser with 0.4at.% Nd-doping concentration, we obtain either the single-wavelength emission at 1064nm or the dual-wavelength emission at both 1064nm and 912nm by increasing the incident pump power. We observe a strong competition process in the dualavelength laser.     

Wavelength-Locked 878.6 nm In-Band Pumped Intra-Cavity 2.1 μm Optical Parametric Oscillator

We report herein a high-power folded intra-cavity 2.1μm optical parametric oscillator(ICOPO)which is the first example of an ICOPO that utilizes a wavelength-locked 878.6 nm in-band pumped Nd:YVO_4 laser as the pump source.The thermal effect of PPMgLN crystal and the divergence angle of the incident laser are considered comprehensively to determine the 2128 nm degenerate temperature.In the experiment,the functions of different output coupler transmittances and different repetition rates on the parametric laser output power are studied,respectively.The temperature versus parametric laser output power in an in-band p umped non-wavelength-locked880 nm laser diode(LD)and in a wavelength-locked 878.6 nm LD is compared.A maximum output power of 5.87 W is obtained at the pump power of 56.9 W when the repetition rate is 80 kHz.The corresponding conversion efficiency is 14.55%,with a linewidth of 73.65 nm and pulse width of 3.62 ns.The wavelength-locked 878.6 nm LD in-band pumping technology can stabilize the 2.1μm laser output power of Nd:YVO_4 crystal effectively in the environment of intense temperature change.     

Study on optical characteristics of Nd:YVO_4/YVO_4 composite crystal laser

Thermal effect in crystals is the main obstacle blocking diode-pumped solid state laser to get high and stable output, power. Diffusion bonding crystal has been demonstrated to be an effective method to relieve the thermal lensing theoretically based on the numerical heat analysis to the end-pumped anisotropic laser crystal. The temperature distributions in Nd:YV04/YVO4 composite crystal and conventional crystal were analyzed and compared. The end-pumped Nd:YVO4/YVO4 composite crystal laser was designed and set up with 2-cavity. The maximum output powers of 9.87 W at 1064 nm and 6.14 W at 532 nm were obtained at the incident purnp power of 16.5 W. The highest optical-optical conversion efficiencies were up to 59.8% at 1064 nm and 37.2% at 532 nm respectively.     

碘稳频中红外差频激光光谱技术

为实现中红外波段的高精度线型研究,建立了一套在2.5～5um波段连续可调谐的中红外差频激光光谱测量系统.基于宽带连续可调谐钛宝石激光器(700 ～900 nm)和单频连续Nd:YAG激光器(1064 nm),利用碘多普勒展宽吸收和频率调制技术,对Nd:YAG激光的频率进行反馈控制,使1064 nm的Nd:YAG激光的波长稳定性好于1X10-5 cm-1由此差频输出的波长稳定性达到1×10-1cm-1水平,适合高精度的线形研究.并通过对CH4分子在2927 cm-1附近吸收谱线的测量,表明该系统可以结合频率调制方法,进行高灵敏的光谱检测.     

10 W线偏振连续单频环形腔激光器

报道了连续激光二极管单端抽运Nd:YVO_4单频激光器的实验研究。对"8"字结构环形谐振腔在稳腔条件下,基于热透镜效应分析了工作物质中心本征模半径与抽运光平均光斑半径的关系。工作物质热沉采用自然散热,当抽运功率为30.3 W时,获得了稳定的1064 nm单频激光输出,功率为10.48 W(线偏振光功率为10.02 W);光-光转换效率约为34.6%;光束质量为M_X~2=1.18和M_Y~2=1.19;1 min内输出激光频率漂移小于70 MHz;4 h功率不稳定度优于0.5%。     

Efficient 266nm Ultraviolet Beam Generation in K2Al2B2O7 Crystal

The ultraviolet beam at 266nm was obtained by fourth harmonic generation of 1064nm Nd:YAG laser radiation through a nonlinear crystal K2Al2B2O7 (KABO).The fundamental frequency of a flash-lamp pumped Nd:YAG laser was doubled in a β-Ba2B2O4 crystal to generate a second harmonic output at the wavelength of 532nm,and then doubled again in the KABO crystal to generate the fourth harmonic output at 266nm.The optical conversion efficiency from 532 to 266 nm was investigated for the first time,and 13% was achieved.     

CsB_3O_5晶体高效三倍频产生28.3W 355nm激光

利用CsB_3O_5(CBO)晶体对Nd:YAG声光调Q准连续1064 nm激光的高效三倍频效应获得高功率355 nm激光输出.1064 nm激光采用大功率脉冲式半导体激光(LD)列阵侧面抽运Nd:YAG晶体的主振荡-功率放大(MOPA)系统实现210 W的调Q准连续输出,激光以1 kHz脉冲串方试运转,每个脉冲串包含5个调Q脉冲,单脉冲宽度为40 ns.经I类LiB_3O_5(LBO)晶体倍频产生98 W 532 nm绿光.通过30 mm长的II类CBO晶体对1064 nm与532 nm光和频获得28.3 W的355 nm紫外光,相应的三倍频转换效率为13.5%,比相同条件下II类LBO晶体高28.6%.研究了CBO三倍频产生355 nm光的温度敏感特性,得到其温度带宽为25?C,远大于LBO晶体的4?C.实验证明,CBO晶体在三倍频产生355 nm的转换效率和温度不敏感性方面均优于LBO晶体.     

BBO晶体的五倍频

本文报道了用BBO晶体对Nd:YAG激光器输出的1064nm光的五倍频,获得了213nm的紫外输出,266nm转换至213nm的转换效率达48%.并用数值积分的方法从理论上分析了1064nm与266nm的混频过程,得出的结论与实验结果相符.     

5.1-ps passively mode-locked Nd:Gd_(0.42)Y_(0.58)VO_4 laser with a LT-GaAs absorber

We propose a diode end-pumped passively mode-locked Nd:Gd_(0.42)Y_(0.55)VO_4 (Nd:GdYVO_4) laser at 1064 nm using a GaAs absorber grown at low temperature as the output coupler.Stable continuous-wave (CW) mode locking with a 5.1-ps pulse duration at a repetition rate of 113 MHz is obtained.The maximum average output power is 2.29 W at the incident pump power of 12 W with the slope efficiency of about 24.8%.     

Nd:YAG Lasers Operating at 1064nm and 946nm by Direct Pumping and Thermally Boosted Pumping

We demonstrate a 1064nm Nd：YAG laser by directly pumping into the upper lasing level with a tunable Ti：sapphire laser. The valid wavelength is demonstrated at 868.3nm, 875.2nm, 883.8nm, and 885.5nm, respectively. To our knowledge, this is the first time that 1064nm Nd：YAG laser pumped by 875.2nm laser. In addition, laser wavelength at 946 nm is also generated by direct pumping together with traditional pumping.