Cr^4＋：YAG被动调Q激光器输出特性的解析分析

在考虑Cr^4＋：YAG晶体激发态吸收的情况下，给出了Cr^4＋：YAG被动调Q的Nd：YAG激光器的速率方程组，从该速率方程组出发推导出了Nd：YAG被动调Q激光器的输出能量、脉冲宽度和效率的解析解，并分析了各参量之间的相互耦合关系。结果表明，在考虑了Cr^4＋：YAG晶体激发态吸收的情况下，理论上能够正确地反应出Cr^4＋：YAG晶体的吸收特性，对设计和优化Cr^4＋：YAG被动调Q激光器有一定的指导意义。     

激光二极管端面抽运的棒状Yb：YAG激光器

分析了影响激光二极管抽运Yb：YAG激光器调Q效率的参量，推导了激光二极管端面脉冲抽运Yb：YAG晶体的速率方程，解出了双程抽运情况下的净抽运量子产率。利用数值计算方法，模拟了净抽运量子产率与晶体长度，抽运光脉冲宽度等关系，得出晶体长度的优化可以提高Yb：YAG激光器输出效率。计算了词Q Yb：YAG激光器的最大增益、最大储能，分析了放大自发辐射对于Yb：YAG能量存储的影响。同时给出了激光二极管端面抽运调Q Yb：YAG优化设计方法。这些分析和计算为实际器件的研制提供参考。     

声光Q开关在稳定YAG激光器输出功率中的应用

利用声光调Q YAG激光器中激光输出功率与声光调Q频率和声光驱动功率之间的关系,提出了一种声光调Q YAG激光器输出功率的新稳定方法,即简单又实用,激光输出功率稳定度可达±1.2％。     

基于LD双端面泵浦的Nd:YAG高效率倍频激光器

报道了一种利用激光二极管（LD）双端面泵浦的Nd：YAG激光晶体,Cr⁴⁺：YAG晶体被动调Q,LBO临界相位匹配腔内倍频的高转换效率的绿光激光器。分析了双端面泵浦YAG激光器的热效应,实验中LD双端面泵浦,采用U型平行平面腔结构对Nd：YAG进行传导冷却。当总泵浦光为33.8 W时,得到被动调Q频率10 KHz、功率8.21 W的线偏振基频光输出。6.72 W的绿光输出的倍频效率为86%,输出光束为基模,M²为1.4。实验表明双端面泵浦YAG倍频激光器具有很高的转换效率。     

激光二极管端面抽运的棒状Yb∶YAG激光器

分析了影响激光二极管抽运Yb∶YAG激光器调Q效率的参量 ,推导了激光二极管端面脉冲抽运Yb∶YAG晶体的速率方程 ,解出了双程抽运情况下的净抽运量子产率。利用数值计算方法 ,模拟了净抽运量子产率与晶体长度 ,抽运光脉冲宽度等关系 ,得出晶体长度的优化可以提高Yb∶YAG激光器输出效率。计算了调QYb∶YAG激光器的最大增益、最大储能 ,分析了放大自发辐射对于Yb∶YAG能量存储的影响。同时给出了激光二极管端面抽运调QYb∶YAG优化设计方法。这些分析和计算为实际器件的研制提供参考。     

Ho∶YAG激光泵浦的磷锗锌光参量振荡器

介绍了由Ho∶YAG声光调Q激光器输出2.1μm激光脉冲泵浦ZGP光参量振荡器。利用1.9μm激光器作为Ho∶YAG激光器的泵浦源,调Q重复频率为15kHz时,激光器输出功率21.5 W单一波长窄线宽激光。由Ho∶YAG激光器泵浦ZGP-OPO,最大输出中波红外激光8.85 W,激光脉冲宽度14.5ns,激光器输出斜效率高达80.9%。该激光器在气体检测及光电对抗等领域有广泛的应用前景。     

半导体可饱和吸收镜作为被动调Q吸收体的发展状况

简介了近年来发展起来的若干种新型固体激光器被动调Q用吸收体：掺Cr4+系列，Cr，Nd∶YAG自调Q激光晶体，人眼安全激光器被动调Q用吸收体，GaAs吸收体，半导体可饱和吸收镜。着重介绍了固体激光器和光纤激光器调Q用半导体可饱和吸收镜的原理、研制方法及应用状况。     

1.06μ激光调Q染料及染料薄片的研制

激光技术是六十年代兴起的新技术,十多年来得到极其迅速的发展.在许多实际应用中需要单脉冲输出的激光器件,为此发展了许多调Q技术[1],可饱和染料作Q开关元件,它比其他调Q方法(如机械调Q、电光调Q)具有操作简单的优点,因而有机染料用于调Q技术也越来越为人们所重视. 某些菁染料及一些其他类型的染料对红宝石激光器(波长为694mμ)具有Q开关作用,但只有少数染料能用于■玻璃激光器(波长为1.06μ)的调Q技术上[2].由于■玻璃激光器的输出激光光谱线是在红外区,其工作物质■玻璃易制成大小不同的尺寸,在应用上■玻璃激光器占有重要的地位,因…     

离子注入SI—GaAs做激光器被动调Q元件的研究

本文从半导体材料GaAs的能级结构出发，探讨了GaAs做固体激光器被动调Q器件的可行性，对离子注入半绝缘GaAs用做Nd：YAG激光器中被动调Q元件的机理进行了实验研究，实验中腔型选择直腔式平平腔，Nd：YAG采用脉冲氙灯抽运，在腔型1Hz下获得了单脉冲宽度为62ns的调Q波形输出。     

BDN染料调Q用于激光显微光谱分析

BDN[双—(4—二甲氨基—二硫代二苯乙二酮—镍]染料与其它染料相比,具有光化学稳定性能稳定,基本上不存在退化变质等优点,已成功地用于能量较小的YAG(输入能量为11—35焦耳)激光器调Q,可作为激光显微光谱分析的一种光源。     

Passive Q-switching of the diode-pumped Er:YAG laser cavity with the Q-switch based on the Fe<Superscript>2+</Superscript>:ZnSe crystal

Repetitive-pulse generation of the diode-pumped Er:YAG laser (λ = 2.94 μm) in the free mode and in the mode of cavity passive Q-switching was achieved using a Q-switch based on the Fe²⁺:ZnSe crystal. When using pump pulses 3 ms long, the pulse-average output power of the Er:YAG laser in the free generation mode was 0.5W. In the passive Q-switching mode, giant pulses 180 ns long with an energy of 3 μJ were obtained.     

Resonantly pumped 1.645 μm high repetition rate Er:YAG laser Q-switched by a graphene as a saturable absorber

A fiber laser resonantly pumped 1.645 μm passively Q-switched Er:YAG laser is reported. Graphene on a silicon carbide was used as the saturable absorber for the Q-switching. The pulse energy of the 1.645 μm Q-switched Er:YAG laser was 7.05 μJ, with a pulse repetition rate of 35.6 kHz and an average output power of 251 mW.     

Passive Q-switches for Nd:hosted Solid State Lasers

The currently available Nd:hosted lasers utilizing passive Q-switches: a plastic dye sheet, a LiF:F₂- color center crystal, a Cr⁴⁺:YAG crystal or a RG1000 colored glass filter have been investigated in detail and the results summarized for comparison purposes for the first time. We first briefly summarize our own and others’ past studies, and report on recent new results concerning the use of Cr⁴⁺:YAG crystals and RG1000 colored glass filters as Nd:hosted laser passive Q-switchings. We then investigate in detail solid state laser system design using the above four passive modulators. Typical interpretations are given based on characteristic features of the materials, such as their saturation intensity and relaxation times. The results are then explained via adequate equations derived with respect to the relevant physical parameters of the materials. The optical dersity selection of plastic dye sheet passive Q-switching for the Nd:YAG laser system design is verified quantitatively, and the slope efficiencies from plastic dye sheet passive Q-switched operation by single pulse and multiple pulse bursts are investigated. The multi-peak Q-switched pulse timing phenomena are presented as well. The outstanding annealability, long lifetime, inexpensiveness and high repetition rate operation of LiF:F₂- crystals are highly recommended.     

连续Nd:YAG激光高重复率电光调Q研究

研究了连续Ｎｄ：ＹＡＧ激光器中由于热效应使ＹＡＧ棒产生的双折射引起传输的线偏振光退偏为椭圆偏振光的退偏现象所产生的输出不稳定和多模的原因。电光调Ｑ技术被应用于连续氪灯抽运的Ｎｄ：ＹＡＧ激光器件。为了获得稳定、单模的输出,在谐振腔内放置了一对λ／４波片。通过实验研究,实现了重复频率１～６ｋＨｚ的窄脉冲激光输出,这将为连续抽运的Ｎｄ：ＹＡＧ激光器提供一种新的电光调Ｑ技术。     

High efficiency diode laser side-pumped Nd:YAG rod laser

High efficiency laser performance of 2 mm diameter and 20 mm long Nd:YAG crystal rod transversely pumped by laser diode array is presented. Using the directly side-coupled geometry enclosed by cylindrical pump cavity plated with gold, we obtained long pulse energy of 4.6 mJ corresponding to optical-to-optical slope efficiency of 37%. The complete solid-state Nd:YAG laser is described to be simple, compact and highly efficient. Q-switching of the laser is also reported.     

Continuous-wave and Q-switched performance of an Yb:YAG/YAG composite thin disk ceramic laser pumped with 970-nm laser diode

Using front face-pumped compact active mirror laser （CAMIL） structure, we have demonstrated an Yb：YAG/YAG composite ceramic disk laser with pumping wavelength at 970 nm. The laser has been operated in both continuous-wave （CW） and Q-switching modes. Under CW operation, laser output power of 1.05 W with 2% transmission output coupler was achieved at the wavelength of 1031 nm. Q- switched laser output was gotten by using an acousto-optic Q-switch. The repetition rate ranged from 1 to 30 kHz and the pulse width varied from 166 to 700 ns.     

Laser-diode-pumped Passively Q-switched Nd:Sr5(VO4)3F Laser with Cr4+: YAG Saturable Absorber

Cr4+:YAG is a new saturable absorber for passive Q-switching. As a passive Q-switcher, it has several excellent properties, such as low saturation fluence, high damage threshold, good thermal conductivity, no degradation and so on. By using a laser-diode as pumping source and Cr4+ :YAG as passive Q switcher, the passive Q-switching run in Nd: Sr5(VO4)3F laser at 1. 065 μm is realized. The average output power, the single pulse energy, the pulse width and the repetition rate for different small-signal transmission of Cr4+:YAG and different pumping power were measured. Meanwhile, the coupling rate equations for Cr4+:YAG as passive Q-switcher were given and the experimental results agreed with the numerical solution of equations.     

Pulse compression in AO Q-switched diode-pumped Nd:GdVO4 laser with V3+:YAG saturable absorber

By simultaneously using both an acoustic-optic (AO) modulator and a V³⁺:YAG saturable absorber in the cavity, for the first time to our knowledge, a diode-pumped doubly Q-switched Nd:GdVO ₄ laser has been realized. The dependence of pulse width, pulse energy and peak power on the incident pump power at determinate pulse repetition rate are measured. Under the absorbed pump power of 8.59 W, the pulse temporal profile of the AO-switching with the pulse duration of 14.5 ns, the double Q-switching with pulse duration of 7.6 ns at 10 kHz, and the passive Q-switching with pulse duration of 22.3 ns are obtained. The pulse duration is obviously compressed in contrast to the purely actively AO Q-switched laser or the purely passively Q-switched laser with V³⁺:YAG.     

Q-switched Er:YAG lasers resonantly pumped by Erbium fiber laser

The study describes efficient, acousto-optic Q-switching of Er:YAG laser at the 1645 nm eye-safe wavelength. For longitudinal pumping at wavelength 1532 nm, linear-polarized 10 W Erbium fiber laser radiation was used. The investigated Er:YAG crystals were 25 and 40 mm long and their Erbium concentration was 0.20 and 0.25%, respectively. For giant pulse generation, a fused silica acousto-optic modulator was inserted inside the Er:YAG laser oscillator. For a maximum incident pump power of 7.95 W, pulse energy up to 4.1 mJ was generated with pulse duration 34 ns at 500-Hz repetition rate; the corresponding peak power was 119 kW.