High-power high-stability Q-switched green laser with intracavity frequency doubling of diode-pumped composite ceramic Nd:YAG laser

We successfully obtain high-average-power high-stability Q-switched green laser based on diode-side-pumped composite ceramic Nd:YAG in a straight plano-concave cavity. The temperature distribution in composite ceramic Nd:YAG crystal is numerically analyzed and compared with that of conventional Nd:YAG crystal. By use of a composite ceramic Nd:YAG rod and a type-II high gray track resistance KTP (HGTR-KTP) crystal, a green laser with an average output power of 165 W is obtained at a repetition rate of 25 kHz, with a diode-to-green optical conversion of 14.68%, and a pulse width of 162 ns. To the best of our knowledge, both the output power and optical-to-optical efficiency are the highest values for green laser systems with intracavity frequency doubling of this novel composite ceramic Nd:YAG laser to date. The power fluctuation at around 160 W is lower than 0.3% in 2.5 hours.     

Yb原子奇宇称受扰里德堡系n^1P1,n^3P1能级自然辐射寿命的研究

通过激光与原子束相互作用，三步激发及时间分辨光谱术，测量了Ｙｂ原子奇宇称受扰里德堡系６ｓｎｐ＾１，３Ｐ１２１个能级和两上干扰能级的自然辐射寿命，分析了各种因素对测量值的影响。     

太阳光泵浦激光器侧面泵浦效率的提高

太阳光泵浦激光器直接利用太阳光作为泵浦源,实现了太阳光能量到激光能量的直接转化。设计了分腔水冷型金属锥形泵浦腔,以直径8 mm,长115 mm的Nd:YAG晶体棒作为激光工作物质,用有效面积1.03 m2菲涅尔透镜会聚太阳光,实验获得了23.7 W的稳定激光输出,斜效率为7.87%。通过对比实验,改进后的分腔水冷型太阳光泵浦激光器较原有锥形腔激光器有55.92%的激光输出功率提升。分别从侧面泵浦光在冷却水中的吸收损耗以及其耦合效率等方面对新型腔体结构进行了分析,证实了分腔水冷型腔体结构对侧面泵浦效率的提高,并提出了陶瓷漫反射材质的分腔水冷型激光腔的设计。     

Laser spectroscopy of optical centers in borosilicophosphate glass, coactivated by erbium and ytterbium ions

Based on analysis of the laser emission spectra of borosilicophosphate glass, coactivated by Er³⁺ and Yb³⁺ ions, we have determined the structure of the Stark splitting of the luminescence band for the erbium ion in the 1.5 μm region (the transition ⁴I_13/2 → ⁴I_15/2). In the wavelength interval 1532–1547 nm, we identified 12 sets of lines belonging to different types of optical centers of predominantly cubic symmetry. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 73, No. 4, pp. 483–487, July–August, 2006.     

Influence of precipitant solution pH on the structural, morphological and upconversion luminescent properties of Lu2O3:2%Yb, 0.2%Tm nanopowders

Lutetium oxide nanopowders codoped with Tm³⁺ and Yb³⁺ were synthesized by the reverse-strike co-precipitation method. Effects of precipitant solution pH on the structural, morphological and upconversion luminescent properties of Lu₂O₃:2%Yb, 0.2%Tm nanopowders had been investigated. The results show that pH value of the precipitant (NH₄HCO₃) solution has a significant effect on the particle size, morphology and upconversion emission intensity of the Lu₂O₃:2%Yb, 0.2%Tm nanopowders. All the samples obtained from different pH value of precipitant solution can be readily indexed to pure cubic phase of Lu₂O₃, indicating good crystallinity. The upconversion emission intensity of Lu₂O₃:2%Yb, 0.2%Tm nanopowders obtained from the precipitant solution with pH=11 is the strongest. The enhancement of the upconversion luminescence is suggested to be the consequence of reducing the number of OH⁻ groups and the enlarged nanopowder size. The strong blue, weak red and near infrared emissions from the prepared nanopowders were observed under 980 nm laser excitation, and attributed to the ¹G₄→³H₆, ¹G₄→³F₄ and ³H₄→³H₆ transitions of Tm³⁺ ion, respectively.     

Yb2.75C60价带光电子能谱

用角积分紫外光电子能谱技术测量了Yb2 75C6 0 薄膜的价带电子态密度分布 .相纯Yb2 75C6 0 样品通过C1s芯态x射线电子谱峰的位移表征 .结果表明Yb2 75C6 0 是半导体 ,在费米能级处几乎没有电子态分布 .Yb 6s电子态和C6 0 LU MO能带的杂化效应不可忽略 ,有部分Yb 6s电子分布在Yb C6 0 杂化能带上 .     

Accurate frequency atlas of molecular iodine near 532 nm measured by an optical frequency comb generator

An optical frequency comb generator (OFCG) at 1064 nm with a modulation frequency of 2 GHz is developed for an accurate optical frequency link between iodine absorption lines near 532 nm. With the OFCG, we have measured frequency differences between seventeen ¹²⁷I₂ transitions with a measurement uncertainty of about 240 Hz (relatively 4.3×10⁻¹³), which is mainly contributed from the frequency repeatability of iodine-stabilized Nd:YAG lasers. The measured transitions provide an attractive frequency reference network and are excellent candidates for the practical realization of the meter.     

Optical characteristics of Cr and Nd codoped Y3Al5O12 ceramics

The optical characteristics of Cr³⁺ and Nd³⁺ codoped Y₃Al₅O₁₂ (YAG) ceramics are measured. These measurements are done using two pumping sources, a 808 nm laser diode (LD) and a Xe short-arc lamp, to simulate solar radiation. The specimens used are 0.1%Cr³⁺/1.0%Nd³⁺ and 3.0%Cr³⁺/1.0%Nd³⁺ (atomic%) codoped YAG ceramics. A Nd:YAG crystal doped with 1.0%Nd³⁺ is used as a reference. The saturation intensities of the Cr/Nd:YAG ceramics pumped by the LD are the same as that of the Nd:YAG crystal, while they are higher when they are pumped by the Xe lamp. The saturation intensities are for the 0.1% Cr-doped ceramic and for the 3.0%Cr-doped ceramic. The small signal gains of the 0.1%Cr-doped and 3.0%Cr-doped ceramics are measured and found to be 1.8 times and 7.0 times higher than that of Nd:YAG for the same intensity of solar pumping, respectively. The quantum efficiency of energy transfer from Cr³⁺ to Nd³⁺ is estimated to be 0.88±0.09 for the 0.1%Cr-doped ceramic and 0.67±0.08 for the 3.0%Cr-doped ceramic.     

A High Efficiency Yb3+-doped Fiber Ring Cavity Laser with Narrow Line-widthRound-trip Dispersion Calculation for Martinez Pulse Stretcher

A novel Yb3+-doped fiber ring cavity laser pumped by a 977 nm laser diode is presented with its output laser wavelength of 1060 nm. Based on a fiber Bragg grating (FBG), the laser exhibits 0.20 nm line-width, 7.5 mW laser output power, 40 dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and 66% slope efficiency.This paper proposed a ray-tracing model for the Martinez stretcher, derived the calculation formulae for the stretcher of a grating-spherical mirror system and discussed the error for the total dispersion resulted from the spatial dispersion. The calculated results show that the error could be ignored for the beam returned to the stretcher for the second pass in the wavelength range of 750 nm and 850 nm.     

Frequency-tripled Nd:YAG laser ablation in laser structuring process

With the increasing demand for finer lines/spaces on PCB boards, a new technology—laser structuring—has emerged in recent years. In this research, the frequency-tripled Nd:YAG laser is selected as the laser source in laser structuring; this laser is often used in miniaturization machining. This paper describes in detail the processing parameters’ influences, such as laser power, numbers of repetition, repetition rate and bite size, on laser structuring results. From the research results, it can be concluded that the line width and depth are increased with increases in the laser power and numbers of repetition. Repetition rate, bite size and velocity are related to one another. When the bite size is fixed, the velocity increases with the repetition rate and the depth of the line is decreased at the same time. When the repetition rate is fixed, velocity increases with the bite size.