We present a study on a watt-level acousto-optically Q-switched Pr:YLF laser at three different repetition rates(10 kHz,20 kHz,and 50 kHz)for the first time,to the best of our knowledge.The corresponding average outpu...We present a study on a watt-level acousto-optically Q-switched Pr:YLF laser at three different repetition rates(10 kHz,20 kHz,and 50 kHz)for the first time,to the best of our knowledge.The corresponding average output powers and pulse widths were measured to be 1.14 W,1.2 W,and 1.32 W,and 40 ns,52 ns,and 80 ns,respectively.A maximum pulse energy of0.11 mJ was obtained,corresponding to a peak power of up to 2.8 kW at a repetition rate of 10 kHz.The simulated dynamics of a fast Q-switched Pr:YLF laser is in agreement with the experiment.The laser's ability to generate stable pulses with high peak power and short pulse width makes it highly desirable for various practical applications,such as laser machining and material processing.展开更多
转镜调Q无插入损耗,是获得窄脉冲、高峰值功率输出激光的直接方式。纳秒脉冲需要使用高速转镜调Q,并精准控制电机转速与氙灯放电延时,以使激光介质上能级粒子数反转最大,获得最大激光能量输出。本文设计了以Arduino mega 2560单片机为...转镜调Q无插入损耗,是获得窄脉冲、高峰值功率输出激光的直接方式。纳秒脉冲需要使用高速转镜调Q,并精准控制电机转速与氙灯放电延时,以使激光介质上能级粒子数反转最大,获得最大激光能量输出。本文设计了以Arduino mega 2560单片机为核心的高速转镜调Q控制系统,通过精确单片机解析串口屏指令控制激光电源的充放电和高速电机启停,同时通过对转镜脉冲信号整合降频控制氙灯放电时刻,实现对延迟时间的精准控制,实现了灯泵Er,Cr:YSGG激光纳秒窄脉冲调Q输出。在5 Hz重复频率下,转镜转速为650 r/s时,获得的最高单脉冲激光能量为45.7 mJ、脉冲宽度为86.2 ns,相应的峰值功率为530.2 kW。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61975168)。
文摘We present a study on a watt-level acousto-optically Q-switched Pr:YLF laser at three different repetition rates(10 kHz,20 kHz,and 50 kHz)for the first time,to the best of our knowledge.The corresponding average output powers and pulse widths were measured to be 1.14 W,1.2 W,and 1.32 W,and 40 ns,52 ns,and 80 ns,respectively.A maximum pulse energy of0.11 mJ was obtained,corresponding to a peak power of up to 2.8 kW at a repetition rate of 10 kHz.The simulated dynamics of a fast Q-switched Pr:YLF laser is in agreement with the experiment.The laser's ability to generate stable pulses with high peak power and short pulse width makes it highly desirable for various practical applications,such as laser machining and material processing.
