A fiber-coupled laser-diode （LD） end-pumped Nd：GdVO4 slab continuous-wave （CW） 912-nm laser and an LD bar end-pumped Nd：GdVO4 slab CW 912-nm laser are both demonstrated in this paper. Using the fiber-coupled LD ...A fiber-coupled laser-diode （LD） end-pumped Nd：GdVO4 slab continuous-wave （CW） 912-nm laser and an LD bar end-pumped Nd：GdVO4 slab CW 912-nm laser are both demonstrated in this paper. Using the fiber-coupled LD of end-pumped type, a highest CW 912-nm laser output power of 10.17 W is obtained with a high optical to-optical conversion efficiency of 24.6% and a slope efficiency of 34.5%. The measured M2 factors of beam quality in x and y directions are 5.3 and 5.1, respectively. Besides, an LD bar of end-pumped type is used to realize CW 912-nm laser output, which has the advantages of compactness and low cost. When the pump power is 38.8 W, the output power is 8.87 W and the measured M^2 factors of beam quality in x and y directions are 16 and 1.31, respectively. In order to improve the beam quality of the 912-nm laser at x direction, a new quasi-concentric laser resonator will be designed, and an LD bar end-pumped Nd：GdVO4 slab high-power CW 912-nm TEM00 laser will be realized in the future.展开更多
文摘A fiber-coupled laser-diode （LD） end-pumped Nd：GdVO4 slab continuous-wave （CW） 912-nm laser and an LD bar end-pumped Nd：GdVO4 slab CW 912-nm laser are both demonstrated in this paper. Using the fiber-coupled LD of end-pumped type, a highest CW 912-nm laser output power of 10.17 W is obtained with a high optical to-optical conversion efficiency of 24.6% and a slope efficiency of 34.5%. The measured M2 factors of beam quality in x and y directions are 5.3 and 5.1, respectively. Besides, an LD bar of end-pumped type is used to realize CW 912-nm laser output, which has the advantages of compactness and low cost. When the pump power is 38.8 W, the output power is 8.87 W and the measured M^2 factors of beam quality in x and y directions are 16 and 1.31, respectively. In order to improve the beam quality of the 912-nm laser at x direction, a new quasi-concentric laser resonator will be designed, and an LD bar end-pumped Nd：GdVO4 slab high-power CW 912-nm TEM00 laser will be realized in the future.
