LD脉冲侧面泵浦Nd∶YAG电光调Q低重频窄脉宽紫外激光器

介绍了在1~20 Hz电光调Q情况下,半导体脉冲激光侧面泵浦Nd∶YAG晶体腔外四倍频266 nm紫外激光器的输出特性.实验采用直腔结构,在腔外分别利用KTP和BBO晶体产生532 nm倍频绿光、266 nm四倍频紫外激光.当泵浦电流为120 A、重复率为1 Hz时,266 nm紫外激光最大单脉冲能量为15.4 mJ、脉宽8 ns,峰值功率高达1.93 mW;重复率20 Hz时,获得了最大平均功率为156.2 mW的266 nm紫外激光输出,四倍频的转换效率为10.63％.同时利用一组分光镜,获得了352 mW的532 nm脉冲绿光和423 mW的1 064 nm脉冲红外光输出.     

LD侧面泵浦电光调Q532nm脉冲激光器

 为了实现高可靠、窄脉宽、高峰值功率激光输出,采用侧面泵浦技术和电光调Q技术,设计出一种激光二极管侧面泵浦电光调Q全固态绿光激光器。采用结构简单、紧凑的平-平腔设计,其端镜和输出镜均为平面镜,获得较稳定的侧面泵浦Nd∶YAG腔外倍频KTP脉冲绿光激光输出。当泵浦电流为120A,重复频率为600Hz时,获得脉冲绿光的最高输出平均功率为3.62W,1064nm到532nm的转换效率为15.3%,其脉宽为21ns,峰值功率为300kW, 单脉冲能量为6.01mJ。实验结果表明：该激光器稳定性可靠,输出激光脉宽较窄、峰值功率高。     

高效三倍频全固态Nd∶YAG/LBO紫外激光器

报道了一种侧面泵浦Nd∶YAG、声光调Q、LBO晶体腔外倍频和三倍频的355 nm准连续波紫外激光器.采用结构简单、紧凑的平-凹腔设计,在152 W的泵浦功率下,重复频率5 kHz时,获得平均功率1.62 W的355 nm TEM00模激光输出,三倍频的转换效率为25%;重复频率1 kHz时,获得平均功率518 mW、单脉冲能量518 μJ、脉宽17 ns、峰值功率高达30 kW的紫外激光输出.     

激光二极管侧面泵浦高功率266 nm紫外激光器

 报道了一种半导体激光列阵侧面泵浦Nd：YAG四倍频266 nm全固态紫外激光器,采用Z型腔结构,Ⅰ类临界相位匹配LBO和BBO晶体分别作为二倍频晶体和四倍频晶体。在调制频率为5 kHz时,最终获得了2.1 W的266 nm紫外激光输出,单脉冲能量420 μJ, 绿光到紫外激光的转换率为13.13%,在相同的泵浦功率下利用V型腔结构仅获得305 mW的266 nm紫外激光输出。     

基于Nd:YAG/Cr:YAG/YAG键合晶体LD侧面泵浦激光器

利用Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG/YAG键合晶体,建立了具有高平均输出功率的LD侧面泵浦被动调Q激光器系统.当Cr∶YAG的初始透过率为85%、最大泵浦光功率为187.5 W时,1 064nm激光的平均输出功率为83.68W.通过KTP晶体进行倍频,在最大泵浦光功率下,产生了27.2W532nm绿光激光脉冲,同时脉冲宽度和重复频率分别为210ns和21.2kHz;绿光单脉冲能量和峰值功率分别为1.28mJ和6.1kW;泵浦光(808nm)到倍频光(532nm)的光-光效率为14.5%.     

高效LD侧面泵浦腔外倍频绿光激光器

为满足激光加工、激光彩色显示、数据存储、医疗卫生和科研等领域对绿光激光器的需要,研制了一台高倍频效率、窄脉宽侧面泵浦腔外倍频的YAG/LBO绿光激光器。分析并计算了腔外最佳聚焦参数,确定了透镜的最佳聚焦焦距。实验中,利用808nm激光二极管侧面泵浦Nd:YAG晶体,使用BBO晶体进行加压式调Q,采用四分之一波片补偿Nd:YAG晶体的热退偏,最终实现了重复频率1kHz、输出功率10.7W的1 064nm输出,最大单脉冲能量为10.7mJ。在此基础上,采用Ⅰ类温度相位匹配LBO晶体对基频光进行腔外倍频,获得了重复频率1kHz、脉宽21ns、最大输出功率6.04W的532nm准连续绿光输出,倍频效率高达59.3%。     

LD泵浦Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG腔外频率变换高功率紫外激光器

用KTP晶体对激光二极管端面泵浦的Nd∶YAG晶体,Cr∶YAG被动调Q产生的1064 nm脉冲激光器进行腔外倍频,用BBO晶体四倍频产生266 nm紫外激光.用15 W的LD阵列,当LD泵浦功率为12 W的情况下,红外(1064μm)调Q平均输出功率为2.2 W,脉冲序列周期为40μs,脉宽为18 ns,峰值功率高达4.9 kW.采用KTP腔外二倍频,532 nm的绿光输出平均功率为850 mW;用BBO腔外四倍频,266 nm的紫外光输出平均功率高达215 mW,绿光-紫外光光转换效率为25.2%,红外到紫外总的转换效率为9.8%.     

多波长半导体激光阵列端泵Nd:YAG脉冲激光器

研制了无温控多波长激光二极管阵列端面泵浦Nd：YAG电光调Q激光器。采用4 000 W多波长准连续激光二极管阵列作为泵浦源,快轴准直镜与透镜导管作为泵浦耦合系统,端面泵浦φ6 mm×60 mm的Nd：YAG晶体,并采用RTP晶体进行电光调Q实验。在重复频率5 Hz、室温（25℃）时,激光器获得了最大输出能量74.4 mJ、脉宽15 ns的1 064 nm脉冲激光输出,光光转换效率达到11%。在25~55℃的工作温度下,对多波长LDA的光谱特征与激光器的输出特性作了测试,激光器输出能量随着工作温度的上升而先迅速下降再逐步保持稳定,当重复频率分别为5 Hz和10 Hz时,激光器对应的最低输出能量分别为48 mJ与37 mJ。     

适用于水下同步照明的灯泵浦绿光激光器研制

研制了脉冲宽度大、单脉冲能量大的绿光激光器,其中脉冲重复频率与高速相机帧频同步,且光纤耦合输出.激光器采用平凸非稳腔结构,灯泵浦Nd∶YAG晶体,KTP晶体内腔倍频,被动调Q方式,实现了最大重复频率为300Hz、脉冲宽度为70μs、平均功率为38W、单脉冲能量为126.7mJ、光束发散角为3.5mrad的532nm激光输出.将该激光耦合到芯径为800μm的光纤中进行水下实验,耦合效率达到92%.     

高温LDAs侧面脉冲泵浦Nd:YAG激光器

设计了一台紧凑型高温激光二极管阵列侧面泵浦Nd:YAG脉冲激光器。通过半导体制冷器控制泵浦源工作温度在60℃,其发射中心波长为808 nm,谱线宽度为4 nm。模拟了泵浦源在40℃、50℃和60℃条件下60 s内的温度场分布。实验所用激光增益介质为Nd:YAG晶体,尺寸为φ5 mm×50 mm,掺Nd3+摩尔浓度为1.0at.%。采用磷酸二氘钾晶体作为电光调Q开关,在泵浦源电脉宽250μs,重复频率20 Hz、1 Hz条件下,获得最大能量为230 mJ、246 mJ的单脉冲输出,对应的脉冲宽度分别为8.4 ns、7.8ns。光束发散角约为1.6 mrad。设计的Nd:YAG脉冲激光器总的电-光转换效率大于4.6%。     

670nm电光调Q陶瓷激光器

为了进一步研究Nd∶YAG陶瓷激光器的红光波段,研制了一台重复频率为1 000 Hz的670 nm电光调Q Nd∶YAG陶瓷激光器.采用三个激光二极管列阵侧面抽运掺杂浓度为1.1at%、尺寸为Φ3×50 mm2的Nd∶YAG陶瓷晶体,根据实验测量的陶瓷晶体热透镜焦距,优化设计了折叠腔的各个参量,并对陶瓷晶体及倍频晶体热...     

1645 nm Q-Switched resonantly pumped Er:YAG laser

A resonantly pumped Q-switched Er:YAG laser at 1645 nm was reported. 1 mJ of output pulse energy was achieved for Q-switched operation at 100 Hz repetition rate under total incident pump power of 4 W. An output peak power of 14 kW and pulse width of 60.6 ns were obtained.     

678 nm RTP electro-optical Q-switched ceramic laser

The RTP electro-optical Q-switched ceramic laser at the wavelength of 678 nm with narrow pulse width is studied. We used the laser diode arrays side-pumped Nd:YAG ceramic crystal with 1.1 at% Nd doping and dimensions of Φ3 mm × 50 mm, designed folding cavity parameters, and discussed the variation of the beam radius in the ceramic crystal and frequency doubling crystal with the thermal focal length of ceramic crystal or KTP crystal. By using double RTP crystals as electro-optic Q-switch and KTP crystal type II phase matching for intracavity frequency-doubling, a narrow pulse width electro-optical Q-switched Nd:YAG ceramic laser was obtained. The output energy of 0.9 mJ and the pulse width of 41.6 ns at 678 nm are obtained at the repetition rate of 1000 Hz and pumped power of 144 W. The results formed the basis for the further development of the high power and high efficiency ceramic red laser.     

Intracavity optical parametric oscillator pumped by passively Q-switched Nd:YLF laser

We report on a passively Q-switched end pumped Nd:YLF laser including a noncritically phase-matched KTP singly resonant intracavity optical parametric oscillator (IOPO-KTP). For the Q-switching operation we have used Cr:YAG saturable absorber. The optimized passively Q-switched Nd:YLF laser without IOPO generated linearly polarized pulses of 11.5 ns and 1.07 mJ at 1047 nm. The conversion efficiency of the optimized Q-switched pulse energy at 1047 nm to 1547 nm of a signal approached about 47%. For optimizing both Nd:YLF laser and IOPO we have numerically solved a theoretical model. We have achieved 1.6-ns duration pulses at 1547 nm with energy of 0.5 mJ and peak power of above 300 kW. The beam quality was excellent (M² ≈1).     

520 mJ langasite electro-optically Q-switched Cr, Tm, Ho:YAG laser

A flash lamp pumped 2.09 μm Cr, Tm, Ho:YAG laser utilizing a self-grown La(3)Ga(5)SiO(14) crystal as the electro-optic Q-switch generator is proposed and demonstrated for the first time. Operating at 3 Hz repetition rate, 520 mJ pulse energy with 35 ns pulse width is achieved by optimizing the Q-switch delay time and compensating for the thermal depolarization with a quarter-wave plate. The corresponding peak power is 14.86 MW, and the Q-switched-to-normal-mode energy extraction efficiency is 66.3%. To our knowledge, this Q-switched giant pulse is the best result reported to date in 2.09 μm laser resonator.     

Dual-polarization electro-optical Q-switched ceramic laser

A dual-polarization electro-optical Q-switched Nd:YAG ceramic laser was studied. By selecting the appropriate size of calcite crystals, the dual-polarization Q-switched pulse was achieved by characteristics of calcite crystal. Experimental results show that compared with the traditional single-polarization electro-optical Q-switched laser, insertion loss is reduced, dynamic to static ratio is greatly improved, thermally induced birefringence of electro-optical Q-switched Nd:YAG ceramic laser is effective compensated. The output power of 19 W and the pulse width of 13 ns are obtained at the repetition rate of 1 kHz and pumped power of 144 W. The dynamic to static ratio is 71%. The results formed the basis for the further development of the high power and high efficiency ceramic red laser.     

瓦级激光二极管端面抽运351nm紫外激光器

研制了输出功率达瓦级的351 nm准连续紫外激光器。激光器采用激光二极管(LD)端面抽运Nd∶YLF晶体和声光调Q技术,实现了1 053 nm准连续基波振荡。在结构简单的V型腔中,两块Li B3O5(LBO)晶体对基频光进行二倍频和三倍频,获得了高功率351 nm准连续紫外激光输出。在LD抽运功率为14 W、声光调Q激光器的调制频率为1 k Hz的工作条件下,得到351 nm紫外激光平均输出功率为1.12 W、脉冲宽度为34 ns、单脉冲能量为1.12 m J、峰值功率达32.94 k W。LD抽运光到351 nm紫外激光的光-光转换效率达到8%,电光效率为3.4%,光束质量良好。     

High-energy directly diode-pumped Q-switched 1617 nm Er:YAG laser at room temperature

We describe high-energy Erbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Er:YAG) lasers operating at 1617?nm, resonantly pumped using 1532?nm fiber-coupled laser diodes. A maximum continuous wave output power of 4.3?W at 1617?nm was achieved with an output coupler of 20% transmission under incident pump power of 29.7?W, resulting in an optical conversion of 14% with respect to the incident pump power. In Q-switched operation, the pulse energy of 11.8?mJ at 100?Hz pulse repetition frequency and 81?ns pulse duration was obtained. This energy is the highest pulse energy reported for a directly diode-pumped Q-switched Er:YAG laser operating at 1617?nm.