In this paper, according to the temperature and strain distribution obtained by considering the Gaussian pump profile and dependence of physical properties on temperature, we derive an analytical model for refractive ...In this paper, according to the temperature and strain distribution obtained by considering the Gaussian pump profile and dependence of physical properties on temperature, we derive an analytical model for refractive index variations of the diode side-pumped Nd：YAG laser rod. Then we evaluate this model by numerical solution and our maximum relative errors are 5% and 10% for variations caused by thermo–optical and thermo–mechanical effects; respectively. Finally, we present an analytical model for calculating the focal length of the thermal lens and spherical aberration. This model is evaluated by experimental results.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
The influence of pumping laser pulse on the property of quasi-continuous-wave(QCW)diode-side-pumped Nd:YAG laser is investigated theoretically and experimentally.Under remaining a fixed duty cycle,the average output p...The influence of pumping laser pulse on the property of quasi-continuous-wave(QCW)diode-side-pumped Nd:YAG laser is investigated theoretically and experimentally.Under remaining a fixed duty cycle,the average output power increases,and the corresponding thermal focal length shorten with the increase of the pump pulse duration,which attributes to the decrease of the ratio of pulse buildup time to the pulse duration.At a pump power of 146 W,the laser output power changes from 65.1 W to 81.2 W when the pulse duration is adjusted from 150μs to 1000μs,confirming a significant enhancement of 24.7%.A laser rate equation model incorporating the amplified spontaneous emission is also utilized and numerically solved,and the simulated results agree well with the experimental data.展开更多
We demonstrated the highly efficient continuous wave （CW） and Q-switched infrared laser from a diode- side-pumped Nd：YAG crystal. A CW output as high as 66 W at 1319 nm was achieved under the pump power of 460 W, c...We demonstrated the highly efficient continuous wave （CW） and Q-switched infrared laser from a diode- side-pumped Nd：YAG crystal. A CW output as high as 66 W at 1319 nm was achieved under the pump power of 460 W, corresponding to a coversion efficiency of 14.3%. A maximum average power of 8.9 W of TEM00 mode was obtained in Q-switched operation at the repetition rate of 8 kHz. The performance of the laser considering the thermal lens effect induced by pump power was also analyzed.展开更多
文摘In this paper, according to the temperature and strain distribution obtained by considering the Gaussian pump profile and dependence of physical properties on temperature, we derive an analytical model for refractive index variations of the diode side-pumped Nd：YAG laser rod. Then we evaluate this model by numerical solution and our maximum relative errors are 5% and 10% for variations caused by thermo–optical and thermo–mechanical effects; respectively. Finally, we present an analytical model for calculating the focal length of the thermal lens and spherical aberration. This model is evaluated by experimental results.
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Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2016YFB0402103)the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.GJJSTD20180004)the Fund of Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry,Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.Y8A9021H11)。
文摘The influence of pumping laser pulse on the property of quasi-continuous-wave(QCW)diode-side-pumped Nd:YAG laser is investigated theoretically and experimentally.Under remaining a fixed duty cycle,the average output power increases,and the corresponding thermal focal length shorten with the increase of the pump pulse duration,which attributes to the decrease of the ratio of pulse buildup time to the pulse duration.At a pump power of 146 W,the laser output power changes from 65.1 W to 81.2 W when the pulse duration is adjusted from 150μs to 1000μs,confirming a significant enhancement of 24.7%.A laser rate equation model incorporating the amplified spontaneous emission is also utilized and numerically solved,and the simulated results agree well with the experimental data.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.60478009
文摘We demonstrated the highly efficient continuous wave （CW） and Q-switched infrared laser from a diode- side-pumped Nd：YAG crystal. A CW output as high as 66 W at 1319 nm was achieved under the pump power of 460 W, corresponding to a coversion efficiency of 14.3%. A maximum average power of 8.9 W of TEM00 mode was obtained in Q-switched operation at the repetition rate of 8 kHz. The performance of the laser considering the thermal lens effect induced by pump power was also analyzed.
