Multi-wavelength operation of LD side-pumped Nd:YAG laser

A dual-wavelength laser at 1064 nm and 1319 nm is obtained by a single Nd:YAG crystal rod. On the basis of 1064 nm and 1319 nm dual-wavelength laser installation, the second harmonic waves at 532 nm and 660 nm can be achieved by using non-linear frequency conversion technology. When 1064 nm and 1319 nm lasers oscillate simultaneously, the maximum output power is 30.5 W and 8.78 W, respectively. When the 1319 nm laser is restrained, we obtain a 35.6 W maximum output power at 1064 nm and by contrary 11.2 W at 1319 nm. The maximum output powers of 532 nm and 660 nm lasers are 5.34 W and 1.353 W when oscillating simultaneously. With one of them restrained, the maximum output power is 6.72 W at 532 nm and 1.90 W at 660 nm. The optimum repetition rate of the acousto-optic Q-switch is 10.5 KHz and 20.5 KHz for 532 nm and 660 nm lasers, respectively. The optical-to-optical conversion efficiency from the fundamental waves to the harmonic waves is 17.5% and 15.4%. The instability is less than 2%.     

108 W Nd: YAG ceramic laser with birefringence compensation resonator

The quartz rotator's effective birefringence compensation for ceramic Nd:YAG rods has been first demonstrated. Furthermore, a high output power continuous-wave laser is presented based on an optimized resonator made up of four Nd:YAG ceramic rods. By an appropriate design of the resonator, an output power of 108 W at 1064 nm is obtained. The corresponding optical-to-optical conversion efficiency is 16.8% and the slope efficiency is 28.1%. Meanwhile, the numerical analysis for output power is detailed.     

Highly efficient diode side-pumped Nd:YAG ceramic laser with 210 W output power

We developed a highly efficient diode side-pumped Nd:YAG ceramic laser with a diffusive reflector as an optical pump cavity. A maximum output power of 211.6 W was obtained with an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 48.7%. This corresponds to the highest conversion efficiency in the side-pumped ceramic rod. Thermal effects of the Nd:YAG ceramic rod were analyzed in detail through the measurements of laser output powers and beam profiles near the critically unstable region. A M² beam quality factor of 18.7 was obtained at the maximum laser output power.     

LD侧面抽运Nd∶YAG多波长激光器

利用单根Nd∶YAG晶体棒,实现1 064 nm和1 319 nm双波长基频光振荡及其倍频光532 nm、660 nm激光的输出.采用LD侧面抽运单根Nd∶YAG晶体棒实现1 064 nm和1 319 nm基频光振荡,在此基础上使用非线性频率变换技术获得532 nm和660 nm倍频光的输出.结果表明:1 064 nm和1 319 nm基频激光同时输出时功率分别为30.5 W和8.78 W,单独输出时功率分别为35.6 W和11.2 W|在声光调Q频率分别为10.5 kHz和20.5 kHz时,获得了功率分别为5.34 W和1.353 W的532 nm激光和660 nm激光两路同时运转输出、功率分别为6.72 W和1.902 W各路单独输出,两种情况下倍频转换效率均为17.5%和15.4%,不稳定度小于2%.     

Experimental study of high-power pulse side-pumped Nd:YAG laser

The paper reports on the characterization of a compact and simple side-pumped 0.538 J×100 Hz pulse Nd:YAG laser. A side-pumping configuration with 100 laser diode bars is used in the laser head. We also experimentally studied the laser performance of the diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser head in the free running and Q-switched operation under different repetition rates.