Cr3+:GGG(Ca,Mg,Zr)和Nd3+,Cr3+:GGG(Ca,Mg,Zr)激光晶体的光谱特性

本文分析了Cr3+:GGG(Ca,Mg,Zr)的荧光谱和吸收谱,测算到Cr3+离子在4T2g-2Eg的能级间距为ΔE≈70cm-1,晶场强度Dq/B=2.50.说明由于GGGa(Ca,Mg,Zr)晶格扩大减弱了晶场,可望实现Cr3+:GGG(Ca,Mg,Zr)室温下的调谐及Nd3+:Cr3+:GGG(Ca,Mg,Zr)中Cr3+→Nd3+能量的转移.最后从理论上阐明了Cr3+在晶体GGG(Ca,Mg,Zr)中的能级结构.     

Multisites Cr3+ in GGG and GSGG garnets

The emission and excitation spectra of Cr³⁺ -doped Gd₃Ga₅O₁₂ (GGG) and Gd₃Sc₂Ga₃O₁₂ (GSGG) are explained in the light of multisite effects. The situation is particularly complicated in the case of GSGG, where the different sites have²E energy levels near each other which overlap with the⁴A₂ →⁴T₂ absorption bands. The spectra obtained under selective excitations are interpreted on the multisite assumption.     

LD泵浦Nd3+∶GdVO4/Cr4+∶YAG固体激光器

通过合理设计，精密调控各元件和温控电流，得到了平均功率为70mW，脉冲宽度为22ns，重复频率为14 kHz，峰值功率高达230 W的Nd³⁺∶GdVO₄/Cr⁴⁺YAG绿光脉冲激光器.腔外采用望远镜系统聚焦，经KTP晶体倍频后，得到了平均功率为28.8 mW，脉冲宽度为19 ns，重复频率为14 kHz，峰值功率高达108 W的绿光激光输出，转换效率高达.指出了小光斑对倍频晶体带来的影响.     

LD-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:YVO4/YVO4 laser with an Nd3+:Cr4+:YAG saturable absorber

By using a piece of codoped Nd³⁺:Cr⁴⁺:YAG crystal as a saturable absorber, a laser-diode pumped passively Q-switched Nd:YVO₄/YVO₄ laser has been realized. The maximum laser output power of 2.452 W has been obtained at the incident pump power of 8.9 W for an 8.8% transmission of the output coupler at 1064 nm, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 30%. The other output laser characteristics of the laser have also been investigated. The laser with a Nd³⁺:Cr⁴⁺:YAG saturable absorber has a lower threshold pump power and a higher slope efficiency compared to that with a similar small-signal transmission of a Cr⁴⁺:YAG saturable absorber.     

Comparison between c-cut and a-cut Nd:YVO4 lasers passively Q-switched with a Cr4+:YAG saturable absorber

Comparison between c-cut and a-cut Nd:YVO₄ microchip lasers passively Q-switched with a Cr⁴⁺:YAG saturable absorber is experimentally made. The lower emission cross section of the c-cut Nd:YVO₄ crystal can enhance the passive Q-switching effect to produce a peak power 10 times higher than that obtained with the a-cut crystal. The experimental result further reveals that a c-cut Nd:YVO₄ crystal is a very convenient material for short-pulse (sub-nanosecond) and high-peak-power (>10 kW) lasers. Received:10December2001/Revisedversion:22January2002 / Published online: 14 March 2002     

铬、钕双掺钆镓石榴石(Cr4+,Nd3+):Gd3 Ga5 O12激光晶体光学性能的研究

用提拉法生长了掺铬、钕的钆镓石榴石(Cr^4 ,Nd^3 ：GGG)自调Q激光品体。报道了室温下的吸收光谱和荧光光谱特性。分析了Cr离子浓度对光谱性质的影响。比较了Cr^4 ：GGG,Nd^3 ：GGG和(Cr^4 ,Nd^3 )：GGG晶体吸收光谱的关系。测量了(Cr^4 ,Nd^3 )：GGG晶体和Nd^3 ：GGG晶体的荧光寿命,它们分别是33μs和250μs。实验表明,(Cr^4 ,Nd^3 )：GGG晶体是一种非常有潜力的自调Q激光晶体,可以实现大功率激光器的小型化和全固态化。     

2 ns-pulse, compact and reliable microchip lasers by Nd:YAG/Cr4+ YAG composite crystal

A compact diode-end-pumped passively Q-switched composite Nd:YAG/Cr⁴⁺:YAG laser was demonstrated in this paper. At the incident pump power of 11.8 W, the shortest pulse width of 2.05 ns was obtained, corresponding to average output power of 1.15 W and repetition rate of 17.1 kHz. The single-pulse energy and peak power were estimated to be 67.3 μJ and 32.8 kW, respectively.     

Cr4+,Nd3+:YAG自调Q激光透明陶瓷的光谱性质

以高纯α-Al2O3、Y2O3、Nd2O3和Cr2O3粉体为原料,CaO为电荷补偿剂,正硅酸乙酯(TEOS)为烧结助剂,采用固相反应法和真空烧结技术成功制备了高质量的Cr4 ,Nd3 :YAG透明陶瓷.研究了其在室温下的吸收光谱和发射光谱性质,O.1%Cr,1.0%Nd:YAG(Cr,Nd为摩尔分数,下同)透明陶瓷在808 nm处的吸收截面为4.27×10-20 cm2,1 064 nm处的发射截面和荧光寿命分别为1.52×10-20 cm2和206μs.由Cr4 ,Nd3 :YAG透明陶瓷的吸收和发射光谱计算出的吸收和发射截面,进一步估算了材料的激光性能参数,并对其激光性能进行理论预测.Cr,Nd:YAG透明陶瓷很可能是一种具有潜力的自调Q激光材料.     

二极管泵浦双掺杂YAG微片自调Q激光器

 利用激光二极管泵浦双掺杂YAG微片晶体，在连续泵浦时获得了重复频率为2.78kHz，脉冲宽度为6ns的自调Q激光输出。并通过预泵浦加脉冲调制电流的方法，实现可控重复率的自调Q脉冲输出。与外腔式自调Q微片激光器相比，这种一体化微片激光器具有更高的转换效率、更窄的输出脉冲宽度和更高的重复频率，同时结构更为简单紧凑，易于调整。     

LD泵浦Nd∶LuVO4/Cr4+∶YAG被动调Q激光器

采用大功率半导体激光器端面泵浦Nd∶LuVO4晶体，利用Cr4+∶YAG晶体作为可饱和吸收元件，实现了1.06 μm激光的被动调Q运转.在泵浦功率为19.1 W时，获得最高平均输出功率为4.58 W，脉冲宽度为84 ns，单脉冲能量为36.6 μJ以及峰值功率为436.2 W的激光脉冲.     

Cr4＋：Nd3＋：YAG自调Q陶瓷激光器输出特性的计算分析

利用Siegman速率方程组，采用自适应变步长龙格一库塔数值方法，对Cr4＋：Nd3＋：YAG自调Q陶瓷激光器的输出特性进行了数值模拟，详细讨论了Nd3＋：YAG陶瓷厚度以及Cr^4＋离子浓度对陶瓷激光器的重复频率、峰值功率、单脉冲能量、脉冲宽度、以及平均输出功率等输出特性的影响。研究结果表明，随着参与作用的Nd^3＋离子数的增加，输出激光脉冲重复频率和平均输出功率均会明显提高；随着Cr^4＋离子浓度的升高，输出激光脉冲重复频率和平均输出功率则会明显下降。     

LD预泵浦条件与Cr4+,Nd3+:YAG微片激光器的输出特性

建立了LD预泵浦的被动调Q平平腔Cr4+,Nd3+:YAG微片激光器模型,分析了预泵浦参数与激光脉冲时间特性的关系,设计了LD预泵浦的Cr4+,Nd3+:YAG微片激光器实验,测量了不同预泵浦参数下激光单脉冲以及脉冲序列的时间特性。实验结果与数值计算结果基本符合：调节预泵浦参数使每个泵浦脉冲刚好对应输出单个激光脉冲时,固定脉冲泵浦宽度,脉冲泵浦速率随连续泵浦速率的增加呈一次函数减小;固定连续泵浦速率,脉冲泵浦速率随脉冲泵浦宽度的增加呈非线性函数减小。结果还表明,激光脉冲半高全宽随整体泵浦速率的增加而减小,峰值功率随整体泵浦速率的增加而增加;当整体泵浦速率在阈值附近变动时,激光单脉冲时间特性的变化最为明显。     

LD预泵浦条件与Cr4+,Nd3+:YAG微片激光器的输出特性

 建立了LD预泵浦的被动调Q平平腔Cr⁴⁺,Nd³⁺:YAG微片激光器模型,分析了预泵浦参数与激光脉冲时间特性的关系,设计了LD预泵浦的Cr⁴⁺,Nd³⁺:YAG微片激光器实验,测量了不同预泵浦参数下激光单脉冲以及脉冲序列的时间特性。实验结果与数值计算结果基本符合：调节预泵浦参数使每个泵浦脉冲刚好对应输出单个激光脉冲时,固定脉冲泵浦宽度,脉冲泵浦速率随连续泵浦速率的增加呈一次函数减小;固定连续泵浦速率,脉冲泵浦速率随脉冲泵浦宽度的增加呈非线性函数减小。结果还表明,激光脉冲半高全宽随整体泵浦速率的增加而减小,峰值功率随整体泵浦速率的增加而增加;当整体泵浦速率在阈值附近变动时,激光单脉冲时间特性的变化最为明显。     

LiYF4:Nd3+的发光

首次研究了LiYF4:Nd3+由Ar+激光5145Å激发的发光(Laser excited photo-luminescence,LEPL)以及由X射线激发的发光(X-Ray excited photo luminescence,XEPL).仔细地研究了它的荧光谱的偏振特性.     

Self-Q-switched Nd:YVO4 microchip lasers

We have observed giant pulses from cw pumped, monolithic Nd:YVO(4) microchip lasers, several hundred times the cw level, with pulse lengths less than 2 ns, which cannot be accounted for by conventional gain switching. These pulses occur as the second longitudinal mode starts to oscillate and can be described by the inclusion of gain-related effects in the formation of a stable cavity.     

Spectroscopy of multisites Cr3+ and Nd3+ in yttrium aluminium garnet

Cr³⁺ and Nd³⁺ non-equivalent crystal field sites were observed. By use of a high-resolution dye laser,²E and⁴A₂ splittings, zero-phonon⁴A₂ →²E,²T₁,⁴T₂ transitions and vibronic levels of²E doublets of Cr³⁺ non-equivalent centres were recorded. Energy transfers from Cr³⁺ multisites to Nd³⁺ were studied by site-selective spectroscopy and fluorescence decays.     

Intracavity frequency-doubled diode-pumped Nd : LaSc3(BO3)4 lasers

 An intracavity frequency-doubled 10%Nd : LaSc₃(BO₃)₄ (Nd : LSB) laser was investigated in different resonator configurations and in different operation modes under continuous wave (cw) and quasi-cw laser-diode pumping. With a Cr⁴⁺ : YAG passive modulator and a KTP crystal the second-harmonic output power at 531 nm amounted to 190 mW in Q-switched TEM₀₀ mode at 750 mW of pump power. In a sandwich resonator, when all the optical elements were in direct contact with each other, 0.8 W of green output power was obtained in cw mode under 2.7 W of pump power with a slope efficiency of 44%. In the same setup under fiber-coupled diode-laser array pumping (5.6 W of incident power), 1.2 W of green output power was achieved in cw mode and 1.4 W in quasi-cw mode. Received: 30 April 1996/Revised version: 1 July 1996     

Pulse symmetry and pulse duration compression in a diode-pumped doubly passively Q-switched Nd:YVO4 lasers with Cr4+:YAG and GaAs saturable absorbers

We present a simple technique to improve the symmetry of pulse emitted by doubly passively Q-switched lasers. Using both Cr⁴⁺:YAG and GaAs saturable absorbers in the same cavity, a diode-pumped doubly passively Q-switched Nd:YVO₄ laser is realized for the fist time. This laser can generate more symmetric pulse with shorter pulse width and higher peak power compared with the solely passively Q-switched laser with Cr⁴⁺:YAG saturable absorber or GaAs coupler. The pulse symmetry factor ε of such a doubly passively Q-switched laser is experimentally shown to reach 1.05. Simulations by a rate-equation model for doubly passively Q-switched laser are in close agreement with the experimental results.PACS 42.55.Xi; 42.55.Rz; 42.60.Gd     

Nd3+-doped LiYF4 thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition

Nd:LiYF₄ (YLF) thin films were prepared on CaF₂ or YLF substrates by pulsed laser deposition, using a KrF laser for ablation of Nd:LiYF₄ single-crystal targets. For 10 J/cm², 450 °C and about 10^-6 mbar pressure, transparent and crystalline, highly textured, YLF films were obtained, without oxyfluoride or YF₃ contamination. High surface roughness is shown by optical microscopy and interface ion diffusion between film and substrate is evidenced by Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy. Fluorescence properties of the films are quite similar to those of bulk Nd:YLF crystal, which confirms the pure YLF composition and shows good conservation of Nd³⁺ ion doping rate. PACS 81.15.Fg; 68.55.Jk; 78.55.Hx     

氟磷酸锶晶体Cr4+:YAG被动调Q激光特性研究

采用氙灯泵浦,实现了掺钕氟磷酸锶晶体以Ｃｒ＾４＋：ＹＡＧ作为被动调Ｑ元件的１．０５９μｍ激光运转,测量了Ｃｒ＾４＋：ＹＡＧ 同小爱过率及不同泵浦能量上激光单脉冲的输出能量、脉冲宽度、重复率,给出了Ｎｄ：Ｓ－ＦＡＰ晶体Ｃｒ＾４＋：ＹＡＧ调Ｑ工作原理的方程组,数值求解该方程组得的理论结果与实验值相符。