This paper demonstrated a high power and high beam quality diode-pumped 1319-nm Nd：YAG master oscillator-power amplifier laser system. A thermally near-unstable resonator with four-rod birefringence compensation fiat...This paper demonstrated a high power and high beam quality diode-pumped 1319-nm Nd：YAG master oscillator-power amplifier laser system. A thermally near-unstable resonator with four-rod birefringence compensation fiat-fiat cavity was adopted as the master oscillator. A solid etalon was inserted in the unidirectional ring resonator to compress the laser linewidth. Under a repetition rate of 500 Hz and pulse width of 160 μs, the master oscillator delivers an average output power of 16.8 W at 1319 nm with linear polarisation, beam quality factor M^2=1.16 and linewidth of 3.2 GHz. A double-pass power amplifier with two amplifier stages was employed for higher power scaling and the output power was amplified to be 25.9 W with M^2 = 1.43.展开更多
通过半导体激光二极管(LD)垂直阵列端面泵浦Nd:YAG晶体获得了高能量1064 nm调Q激光输出。根据LD波长随温度线性变化的物理特性,通过调节LD温度改变泵浦光波长,使其偏离Nd:YAG的吸收峰,降低了激光介质泵浦端面增益,有效抑制了制约调Q激...通过半导体激光二极管(LD)垂直阵列端面泵浦Nd:YAG晶体获得了高能量1064 nm调Q激光输出。根据LD波长随温度线性变化的物理特性,通过调节LD温度改变泵浦光波长,使其偏离Nd:YAG的吸收峰,降低了激光介质泵浦端面增益,有效抑制了制约调Q激光输出能量的自激振荡。在LD泵浦能量530 m J时,产生了95 m J的1064 nm激光输出,相应的光光转换效率为18%,调Q动静比为73%,激光脉宽8 ns,光束发散角为2.5 mrad.展开更多
We demonstrate an all-solid quasi-continuous-wave （QCW） narrow-band source tunable to sodium D2a line at 589.159 nm. The source is based on sum-frequency mixing between lasers at 1064 nm and 1319 nm in a LBO crystal...We demonstrate an all-solid quasi-continuous-wave （QCW） narrow-band source tunable to sodium D2a line at 589.159 nm. The source is based on sum-frequency mixing between lasers at 1064 nm and 1319 nm in a LBO crystal. The 1064 nm and 1319 nm lasers are produced from two diode side-pumped Nd：YAG master oscillator power amplifier （MOPA） laser systems, respectively. A 33 W output of 589 nm laser is obtained with beam quality factor M^2 = 1.25, frequency stability better than ±0.2 GHz and linewidth less than 0.44 GHz. A prototype 589 nm laser system is assembled, and a sodium laser guided star has been successfully observed in the field test.展开更多
We demonstrate a high efficiency multi-kW diode-side-pumped Nd：YAG laser. High cooling efficiency of the diode-side-pumped module in the laser is achieved. The middle portion of the Nd：YAG rod in the module is coole...We demonstrate a high efficiency multi-kW diode-side-pumped Nd：YAG laser. High cooling efficiency of the diode-side-pumped module in the laser is achieved. The middle portion of the Nd：YAG rod in the module is cooled by a coolant jet with screwed side surface, and the end-caps of the rod without screwed side surface are cooled by Au coated on the surface. The thermal effect of the laser rod is reduced, which leads to high output power with high optical-optical conversion efficiency. By using three identical Nd：YAG laser modules, an output power of 4.2 kW and beam quality of 58 mm＆#12539;mrad with an optical-optical efficiency of 35% at 1064 nm is obtained in a laser oscillator. By using four identical Nd：YAG laser modules, an output power of 3.1 kW and beam quality of 17 mm＆#12539;mrad with an optical-optical efficiency of 25.8% is demonstrated in a master oscillator power-amplifier system.展开更多
We report a high power high beam quality quasi-continuous-wave(QCW)diode-end-pumped Nd:YAG slab amplifier at 1319 nm.The strongest 1064 nm parasitic oscillation has been successfully suppressed by reasonable coating d...We report a high power high beam quality quasi-continuous-wave(QCW)diode-end-pumped Nd:YAG slab amplifier at 1319 nm.The strongest 1064 nm parasitic oscillation has been successfully suppressed by reasonable coating design.In a five-pass configuration,the amplifier yields a 42.3 W linearly polarized 1319 nm output at repetition rate of 1 kHz with pulse duration of 75μs and beam quality factors of M^(2)_(x)=1.13 and M^(2)_(y)=2.16 in the orthogonal directions.The fluctuation of the amplifier output power is measured to be±0.6%.Furthermore,a computational model of QCW pulse amplification is employed to examine the amplification process.展开更多
We demonstrate a high-power single-frequency diode-side pumped Nd:YAG laser at 1064 nm.A bow-tie ring cavity configuration comprising two plane and two curved mirrors with two-rod birefringence compensation is employe...We demonstrate a high-power single-frequency diode-side pumped Nd:YAG laser at 1064 nm.A bow-tie ring cavity configuration comprising two plane and two curved mirrors with two-rod birefringence compensation is employed.The influence of length Lx between two curved mirrors on output power and beam quality is investigated theoretically and experimentally while the separation of the flat mirrors is set to be 656 mm and the fold angle is 10°.When the pump powers are 358,343 and 329 W at 808 nm,the maximal output powers of 31.9,26 and 14.1 W are obtained with beam quality factors M2=1.41,1.12 and 1.20 for Lx=205,215 and 230 mm,respectively.展开更多
We report a Q-switched 2-μm Tm：YAG laser based on intracavity-pumped by a 1064-nm Nd：YAG laser operating at room temperature for the first time. An average output power of 5.1W is obtained with the repetition rate ...We report a Q-switched 2-μm Tm：YAG laser based on intracavity-pumped by a 1064-nm Nd：YAG laser operating at room temperature for the first time. An average output power of 5.1W is obtained with the repetition rate of 30kHz and a pulse width of 300ns. In addition, we demonstrate a 12.5-W continuous-wave 2-μm Tm：YAG laser, which is, to our best knowledge, the highest power for intracavity-pumping configuration.展开更多
The essential goal of that paper （Chin. Phys. Lett. 26（2009） 124211） was to obtain a 2μm Tm：YAG laser with short pulse output. A Q-switched technique is used to realize the short pulse output in our laser system...The essential goal of that paper （Chin. Phys. Lett. 26（2009） 124211） was to obtain a 2μm Tm：YAG laser with short pulse output. A Q-switched technique is used to realize the short pulse output in our laser system. The idea presented by Dr. Nieolaie Pavel is right. In our work, the directly Q-switched 2μm Tm：YAG pulse laser is not realized. As a matter of fact, the Q switch is used to directly switch the 1μm Nd：YAG laser.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 60508013)
文摘This paper demonstrated a high power and high beam quality diode-pumped 1319-nm Nd：YAG master oscillator-power amplifier laser system. A thermally near-unstable resonator with four-rod birefringence compensation fiat-fiat cavity was adopted as the master oscillator. A solid etalon was inserted in the unidirectional ring resonator to compress the laser linewidth. Under a repetition rate of 500 Hz and pulse width of 160 μs, the master oscillator delivers an average output power of 16.8 W at 1319 nm with linear polarisation, beam quality factor M^2=1.16 and linewidth of 3.2 GHz. A double-pass power amplifier with two amplifier stages was employed for higher power scaling and the output power was amplified to be 25.9 W with M^2 = 1.43.
文摘通过半导体激光二极管(LD)垂直阵列端面泵浦Nd:YAG晶体获得了高能量1064 nm调Q激光输出。根据LD波长随温度线性变化的物理特性,通过调节LD温度改变泵浦光波长,使其偏离Nd:YAG的吸收峰,降低了激光介质泵浦端面增益,有效抑制了制约调Q激光输出能量的自激振荡。在LD泵浦能量530 m J时,产生了95 m J的1064 nm激光输出,相应的光光转换效率为18%,调Q动静比为73%,激光脉宽8 ns,光束发散角为2.5 mrad.
文摘We demonstrate an all-solid quasi-continuous-wave （QCW） narrow-band source tunable to sodium D2a line at 589.159 nm. The source is based on sum-frequency mixing between lasers at 1064 nm and 1319 nm in a LBO crystal. The 1064 nm and 1319 nm lasers are produced from two diode side-pumped Nd：YAG master oscillator power amplifier （MOPA） laser systems, respectively. A 33 W output of 589 nm laser is obtained with beam quality factor M^2 = 1.25, frequency stability better than ±0.2 GHz and linewidth less than 0.44 GHz. A prototype 589 nm laser system is assembled, and a sodium laser guided star has been successfully observed in the field test.
文摘We demonstrate a high efficiency multi-kW diode-side-pumped Nd：YAG laser. High cooling efficiency of the diode-side-pumped module in the laser is achieved. The middle portion of the Nd：YAG rod in the module is cooled by a coolant jet with screwed side surface, and the end-caps of the rod without screwed side surface are cooled by Au coated on the surface. The thermal effect of the laser rod is reduced, which leads to high output power with high optical-optical conversion efficiency. By using three identical Nd：YAG laser modules, an output power of 4.2 kW and beam quality of 58 mm＆#12539;mrad with an optical-optical efficiency of 35% at 1064 nm is obtained in a laser oscillator. By using four identical Nd：YAG laser modules, an output power of 3.1 kW and beam quality of 17 mm＆#12539;mrad with an optical-optical efficiency of 25.8% is demonstrated in a master oscillator power-amplifier system.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2010CB630706the National High-Technology Research and Development Program under Grant No 2011AA030202the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 50990304.
文摘We report a high power high beam quality quasi-continuous-wave(QCW)diode-end-pumped Nd:YAG slab amplifier at 1319 nm.The strongest 1064 nm parasitic oscillation has been successfully suppressed by reasonable coating design.In a five-pass configuration,the amplifier yields a 42.3 W linearly polarized 1319 nm output at repetition rate of 1 kHz with pulse duration of 75μs and beam quality factors of M^(2)_(x)=1.13 and M^(2)_(y)=2.16 in the orthogonal directions.The fluctuation of the amplifier output power is measured to be±0.6%.Furthermore,a computational model of QCW pulse amplification is employed to examine the amplification process.
基金by the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2010CB630706the National High Technology Research and Development Program+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of Chinathe Knowledge Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences。
文摘We demonstrate a high-power single-frequency diode-side pumped Nd:YAG laser at 1064 nm.A bow-tie ring cavity configuration comprising two plane and two curved mirrors with two-rod birefringence compensation is employed.The influence of length Lx between two curved mirrors on output power and beam quality is investigated theoretically and experimentally while the separation of the flat mirrors is set to be 656 mm and the fold angle is 10°.When the pump powers are 358,343 and 329 W at 808 nm,the maximal output powers of 31.9,26 and 14.1 W are obtained with beam quality factors M2=1.41,1.12 and 1.20 for Lx=205,215 and 230 mm,respectively.
基金Supported by the State Key Program for Basic Research of China under Grant No 2004CB619006, the National High Technology Research and Development Program under Grant No 2006AA030104, the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 50590404, and the Knowledge Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
文摘We report a Q-switched 2-μm Tm：YAG laser based on intracavity-pumped by a 1064-nm Nd：YAG laser operating at room temperature for the first time. An average output power of 5.1W is obtained with the repetition rate of 30kHz and a pulse width of 300ns. In addition, we demonstrate a 12.5-W continuous-wave 2-μm Tm：YAG laser, which is, to our best knowledge, the highest power for intracavity-pumping configuration.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2004CB619006, the National High-Technology Research and Development Program （No 2006AA030104）, the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 50590404, and the Knowledge Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
文摘The essential goal of that paper （Chin. Phys. Lett. 26（2009） 124211） was to obtain a 2μm Tm：YAG laser with short pulse output. A Q-switched technique is used to realize the short pulse output in our laser system. The idea presented by Dr. Nieolaie Pavel is right. In our work, the directly Q-switched 2μm Tm：YAG pulse laser is not realized. As a matter of fact, the Q switch is used to directly switch the 1μm Nd：YAG laser.
