High-Power Nd：GdVO4 Innoslab Continuous-Wave Laser under Direct 880 nm Pumping

A high-power cw end-pumped laser device is demonstrated with a slab crystal of Nd：GdVO4 operating at 1063nm. Diode laser stacks at 880nm are used to pump Nd：GdVO4 into emitting level 4^F3/2. The 149 W output power is presented when the absorbed pump power is 390 W and the optical-to-optieal conversion efficiency is 38.2%. When the output power is 120 W, the M^2 factors are 2.3 in both directions. Additionally, mode overlap inside the resonator is analyzed to explain the beam quality deterioration.     

室温下零声子线抽运Yb…YAG板条放大器的理论研究

对室温下零声子线(抽运波长为969 nm)抽运Yb…YAG激光器进行了理论研究,建立了969 nm抽运Yb…YAG的速率方程。在相同热负载状态下,通过数值模拟分别得到969 nm和941 nm抽运时Yb…YAG板条放大器的光-光转换效率和输出激光强度。模拟结果表明:941 nm和969 nm抽运的光-光转换效率基本相同;抽运波长为969 nm的抽运强度比941 nm提高了20%以上。     

Laser-Diode End-Pumped Nd:YVO4 Slab Laser under Direct Pumping into the Emitting Level

We present an 880-nm laser-diode partially end-pumped Nd：YVO4 slab cw laser with output 126.7 W by using a hybrid resonator. The slop efficiency and optical-to-optical efficiency with respect to absorbed pumping power are 73.2% and 58.7%, respectively. At the output power of 100 W, the beam propagation M2 factors are 1.1 in the unstable direction and 1.15 in the stable direction.     

激光二极管双端直接抽运混合腔板条激光器

为减少热透镜效应的影响, 获得高光束质量的激光, 本文利用激光二极管阵列双端直接抽运Nd:YVO₄, 采用负支共焦折叠混合腔结构, 获得最高功率为416 W 1064 nm的激光输出, 光–光转换效率为54.3%, 斜效率为61.6%. 在输出功率为370 W时, 光束质量因子M²在非稳腔和稳腔方向上分别为3.9和4.7.     

高功率Yb:YAG陶瓷板条激光放大器的理论设计与实验研究

理论设计和制作了Yb:YAG陶瓷板条,通过铟砷化镓(InGaAs)二极管抽运、1030nm种子激光注入以及双程放大,在室温下实现了高功率的1030nm激光输出。种子激光注入功率为1.18kW和总抽运功率为19.98kW时,获得了5.97kW的放大激光功率,光-光转换效率约为24.0%,斜率效率为27.9%。测量了Yb:YAG陶瓷板条的透射波前,模拟了不同耦合效率和温度时的输出功率。实验结果表明,室温下Yb:YAG在高亮度抽运和高亮度种子光注入时可以实现高功率的激光输出。     

泵浦匀化对Innoslab激光放大器光束质量的改善

针对结构紧凑的部分端面泵浦混合腔板条激光放大器,研究了泵浦匀化对其输出激光光束质量的改善作用。基于ZEMAX仿真软件,设计并对比分析了直接成像和波导匀化后再成像两种泵浦耦合方式对激光二极管阵列慢轴（晶体宽度）方向光强分布均匀性的影响,发现波导匀化后泵浦均匀性得到明显提升且激光二极管阵列发光坏点对泵浦成像的影响得以弱化。进一步实验验证了泵浦匀化对Innoslab激光放大器性能的改善作用:波导匀化后慢轴方向泵浦均匀度从90.6%提高到95.4%,进而使3通放大后输出激光光束质量因子M2从2.41提升到1.55,并且有效抑制了多通放大腔内的自激振荡。     

Laser Diode Pumped 1342nm Nd:YVO4 Slab Laser with a Compact Hybrid Resonator

An 880-nm laser-diode stack end-pumped cw 1342nm Nd：YVO4 slab laser with a compact positive confocal unstable-stable hybrid resonator is demonstrated. At absorbed pump power of 115 W, the output power 32.4 W is obtained. The slope efficiency and optical-to-optical conversion efficiency are 42% and 28.2%, respectively. At output power of 22 W, the stable direction M2 is 1.3 and the unstable direction M2 is 1.2.     

高效紧凑室温Yb:YAG板条全固态激光技术研究

报道了高效紧凑室温Yb:YAG板条全固态激光研究进展。建立了室温Yb板条激光动力学模型,分析了泵浦激光通量和注入激光亮度与光光效率的关系,以及板条边缘效应抑制方法。实验获得了输出功率22.3 kW、光光效率36%和光束质量优于2.4倍衍射极限的激光输出,为更高功率的Yb板条激光关键技术研究及开发小型化、轻量化、实用化的高功率激光器奠定了基础。     

An 880-nm Laser-Diode End-Pumped Nd：YVO4 Slab Laser with a Hybrid Resonator

We present an experimental study of a continuous-wave Nd： YVO4 laser diode-pumped directly in band at 880 nm. By using a compact positive confocal unstable-stable hybrid resonator, a maximal laser output of 170 W at 1064 nm is realized. The slope efficiency and optical-to-optical efficiency are 56.7% and 51.3%, respectively. The M2 factors in the unstable direction and in the stable direction they are 1.9 and 1.3, respectively.