Continuous-wave laser at 453 nm based on frequency-doubled diode-pumped Nd:ASL crystal

Efficient and compact is generated by intracavity frequency doubling of a diode-pumped Sr_1−x La _{x − y} Nd _y Mg _x Al_{12 − x} O₁₉(Nd:ASL) laser at 906 nm. With 10.3 W of diode pump power and the frequency-doubling crystal LiB₃O₆ (LBO), a maximum output power of 281 mW in the blue spectra] range at 453 nm has been achieved, corresponding to an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 2.7%; the output power stability over 4 h is better than 3.8%.     

Continuous-wave laser at 440 nm based on frequency-doubled diode-pumped Nd:GdVO(4) crystal

We present for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, a frequency-doubled Nd:GdVO(4) laser operating in a cw on the pure three-level laser line at 880 nm. We obtained 300 mW at 440 nm for 23 W of incident pump power at 808 nm. Moreover, with a 25% output coupler we obtained a cw power of 1.9 W at the fundamental wavelength at 880 nm.     

Efficient CW Yb:YAG laser at 1048 nm under 968 nm diode laser pumping

We describe the output performances of the 1048 nm transition in Yb:YAG under in-band pumping with diode laser at the 968 nm wavelength. An end-pumped Yb:YAG crystal yielded 787 mW of continuous-wave (CW) output power for 9.1 W of absorbed pump power. Furthermore, 104 mW 524 nm green light was acquired by frequency doubling. Comparative results obtained for the pump with diode laser at 940 nm are given in order to prove the advantages of the in-band pumping.     

CW green laser at 520 nm based on sum-frequency mixing of diode pumped Yb:YAG laser

We report for the first time a continuous-wave (CW) green laser emission by sum-frequency mixing in Yb:YAG crystal. Using type-I critical phase-matching LBO crystal, a green laser at 520 nm is obtained by 1030 and 1048 nm intracavity sum-frequency mixing. The maximum laser output power of 269 mW is obtained when an incident pump laser of 17.8 W is used. At the output power level of 269 mW, the output stability is better than 3.2%.     

A diode-pumped, frequency-doubled, tunable single-mode quasi-continuous-wave Yb:YAG laser emitting 70 W peak power at 515 nm

An efficient pumping scheme for a quasi-continuous-wave diode-pumped Yb:YAG laser is presented. Single-mode operation and fine wavelength tuning are assured by the use of a rubidium titanyl phosphate (RTP) Fabry–Perot étalon. When frequency doubled, the 200–420 μs duration pulses reach a peak power of 70 W at a wavelength of 515 nm. The TEM₀₀ beam is nearly diffraction limited with an M ² factor of 1.06 at full power. The tuning range spans from 512 to 520 nm and the pulse to pulse frequency stability is on the order of ±10 MHz. Laboratoire Aimé Cotton is associated with Université Paris Sud 11.     

Highly efficient CW intracavity frequency-doubled Yb:YAG-LBO laser at 515 nm under 968 nm diode laser pumping

We describe the output performances of the 1030 nm transition in Yb:YAG under in-band pumping with diode laser at the 968 nm wavelength. An end-pumped Yb:YAG crystal yielded 1.93 W of continuous-wave (CW) output power for 9.1 W of absorbed pump power. The slope efficiency with respect to the absorbed pump power was 23.6%. Furthermore, 205 mW 515 nm green light was acquired by frequency doubling, resulting in an optical-to-optical efficiency with respect to the absorbed pump power of 2.7%. Comparative results obtained for the pump with diode laser at 940 nm are given in order to prove the advantages of the in-band pumping.     

1.1 W diode-pumped Er:Yb laser at 1520 nm

Laser oscillation at a wavelength of 1520 nm was obtained in an Er:Yb:YAl(3)(BO(3))(4) crystal end pumped by a 970 nm diode laser. Under the absorbed pump power of 14.6 W, quasi-continuous-wave output powers of 1.1 W with slope efficiency of 13% and 0.8 W with slope efficiency of 11% were achieved in hemispherical and plano-plano cavities, respectively. The laser spectra were recorded for both cavities. The influence of the thermal load in the crystal on the 1520 nm laser oscillation was analyzed.     

LD侧泵Nd:YAG/S-KTP腔内倍频高功率660 nm连续红光激光器

报道了LD侧面泵浦NdYAG/S-KTP腔内倍频高功率660 nm连续红光激光器.泵浦组件(呈三角形等间距分布)由9个20 W的激光二极管组成,最大泵浦功率为180 W.通过对谐振腔参数进行优化设计,用LD连续抽运3 mm×65 mm NdYAG激光棒时,获得了波长为1 319 nm的基频光振荡.利用S-KTP Ⅱ类临界相位匹配腔内倍频技术,当泵浦电流为22 A时,获得了6.8 W的连续红光激光输出,光-光转换效率为4.3%.     

Room temperature diode-pumped Tm:YAG laser at 2008 nm

A diode end-pumped single-frequency Tm:YAG laser at room temperature was reported. The maximal output power of single-frequency is 30 mW by using two uncoated etalons. We obtained a single frequency Tm:YAG laser at 2008.14 nm. The single-longitudinal-mode laser can be used as a seed laser for coherent wind measurements and differential absorption LIDAR systems.     

High-power diode-pumped mode-locked Yb:YAG ceramic laser

A high-power diode-pumped passively mode-locked Yb:YAG ceramic laser was demonstrated. An average output power of 3.80W with a pulse duration of 433 fs at a repetition rate of 90.9MHz was obtained at a wavelength of 1050 nm using a 2% output coupler. A peak power of 96.5kW was also obtained. To the best of our knowledge, these are the highest reported average power and peak power for a diode-pumped mode-locked Yb:YAG ceramic laser.     

Study on CW Nd:YAG infrared laser at 1319 nm

A continuous wave (CW) Nd:YAG infrared laser at 1319 nm is reported in this paper. The energy level of 1319-nm wave was analyzed. The repression of 1064-nm lasing and enhancement of 1319-nm output power were discussed. Mirror coating and cavity structure were studied and a maximum CW output power of 43 W at 1319 nm was achieved in experiments.     

Multiwatt, tunable, diode-pumped CW Yb:GdCOB laser

We demonstrate that Yb-doped Ca₄GdO(BO₃)₃ (GdCOB) crystals are suitable for the development of high-power diode-pumped lasers emitting at around 1.04 μm. A 15%-doped Yb:GdCOB crystal was longitudinally pumped with a cw fiber-coupled diode emitting 10 W at 976 nm. While 5.2 W of diode power was absorbed, we obtained 3.2 W of 1043-μm laser light, with a beam quality factor M² equal to 3, and 2.5 W in a diffraction-limited beam. Furthermore, the laser is continuously tunable between 1018 and 1086 nm. Thermal effects have been investigated with a Shack–Hartmann wavefront analyser: although thermal lensing is not negligible, it does not affect the performance of the laser with the resonator design we used. Received: 1 August 2000 / Revised version: 18 September 2000 / Published online: 21 February 2001     

Wood engraving by Q-switched diode-pumped frequency-doubled Nd:YAG green laser

Laser deep engraving is one of the most promising technologies to be used in wood carver operations. In this method, a laser beam is used to ablate a solid wood bulk, following predetermined patterns. The sculpture is obtained by repeating this process on each successive thin layer. Obviously, in order to achieve larger material removal rates, the process needs a controllable variation of the depth to carve a 3D (three dimensional) profiles.The degree of precision of the shape, the removal rate and the surface quality during the engraving process strictly depend on the materials properties, the laser source characteristics and the process parameters.The aim of this work is to investigate the influence of the process parameters on the material removal rates by engraving panels made of different types of wood using a Q-switched diode-pumped Nd:YAG green laser working with a wavelength λ=532 nm. The examined parameters were: the mean power that depends on the pulse frequency, the beam speed and the number of laser scansions, also called repetitions. The working parameters and the engraved depth were related and an energy-based model was proposed in order to predict the latter.Experimental results showed that the Q-switched diode-pumped frequency-doubled Nd:YAG green laser can be successfully used to machine different types of wood, obtaining decorative drawing and 3D engraved geometries without burning. However, an accurate selection of the wood types and the process parameters is necessary in order to obtain deep engraving without carbonization and a homogeneous carving.     

High power CW mode-locked frequency-doubled Nd: YAG laser pump source

The resonantor design asnd dynamic performance of a CW actively modelocked frequenxy-doubled Nd: YAG laser pump source with a single-lens telescopic resonator have been researched. 16W CW mode-locking out-put power and 1.6W CW mode-locking frequency-doubled green light output were obtained with 200 MHz repetition rate and 3.5kW single pump lamp.     

200 MHz CW mode-locked KTP intracavity frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser

Experimental results of 200 MHz CW actively mode-locked KTP two-pass in-tracavity frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser are reported.The primary factors influencingthe continuous-wave frequency-doubled conversion efficiency are analyzed.High efficiencylaser output was achieved by L-type folded-arm-cavity two-pass frequency-doubling.15 Waverage mode-locked power and 1.5W average mode-locked SHG green light output were ob-tained at 3.5kW single lamp input power respectively.     

High-average power THG of a diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser at 355 nm generated by LiB3O5 crystal

More than 6 W average power ultraviolet radiation at 355 nm was generated in LiB3O5 (LBO) crystalthrough the frequency mixing of the fundamental and second harmonic radiation of a Nd:YAG laser. Thisperformance was achieved with 38% optical-to-optical conversion efficiency (532 nm to 355 nm).     

Dual-wavelength Nd:YAG crystal laser at 1074 and 1112 nm

We reported an efficient laser-diode (LD) end-pumped CW dual-wavelength Nd:YAG crystal laser operating at 1074 and 1112 nm simultaneously, for the first time to our knowledge. The maximum output power was 3.15 W with an optical conversion efficiency of 23.6%. Considering the broad absorption of carbonylhemoglobin and hemoglobin located at about 538 and 555 nm, respectively, we proposed that this dual-wavelength laser is an important source for detecting carbon monoxide poisoning by simple frequency doubling.     

93.7 W 1112 nm diode-side-pumped CW Nd:YAG laser

We demonstrate a high power continuous wave (CW) infrared laser operated at 1112 nm from a diode side-pumped Nd:YAG crystal with a plano-plano symmetrical resonator. By inserting an etalon, an output power of as high as 93.7 W at 1112 nm was obtained at the pump power of 570 W with conversion efficiency of 16.4%. The beam quality factor of M² was measured to be about 17. The wavelength tunable performance of the etalon was also analyzed. To the best of our knowledge, it is the highest output power at 1112 nm CW laser based on Nd:YAG crystal.     

High-efficiency diode-pumped acousto-optically Q-switched 1123 nm ceramic Nd:YAG laser

A high-efficiency diode-pumped acousto-optically (AO) Q-switched ceramic Nd:YAG (cNd:YAG) laser operating at 1123 nm is demonstrated for the first time. With an incident pump power of 17.11 W and a pulse repetition rate of 30 kHz, an average output power of 5.86 W is obtained. The optical-to-optical conversion efficiency is 34.2% and the slope efficiency is 39.1%.     

All-solid-state low noise Yb:YAG/LBO green laser at 515 nm

We report the efficient compact green laser at 515 nm generation by intracavity frequency doubling of a continuous wave (CW) laser operation of a diode-pumped Yb:YAG laser on the transition at 1030 nm. An LBO crystal, cut for critical type I phase matching at room temperature is used for second harmonic generation (SHG) of the laser. With the incident pump power of 10 W, 270 mW of CW output power at 515 nm is achieved with 15-mm-long LBO. The optical-to-optical conversion efficiency is 2.7%, and the power stability in 8 h is better than 2.36% with low noise.