Chin. Phys. Lett.  2009, Vol. 26 Issue (9): 094202    DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/26/9/094202
FUNDAMENTAL AREAS OF PHENOMENOLOGY(INCLUDING APPLICATIONS) |
Diode-Pumped Quasi-Three-Level Passively Q-Switched Nd:GGG Laser with a Codoped Nd,Cr:YAG Saturable Absorber
HE Kun-Na1,2, GAO Chun-Qing1, WEI Zhi-Yi2, LI Qi-Nan2, ZHANG Zhi-Guo2, JIANG Hai-He3, YIN Shao-Tang3, ZHANG Qing-Li3
1School of Opto-Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 1000812Laboratory of Optical Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 603, Beijing 1001903Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031
Cite this article:   
HE Kun-Na, GAO Chun-Qing, WEI Zhi-Yi et al  2009 Chin. Phys. Lett. 26 094202
Download: PDF(528KB)  
Export: BibTeX | EndNote | Reference Manager | ProCite | RefWorks
Abstract We demonstrate the first quasi-three-level passively Q-switched Nd:GGG laser at 937nm using a Nd,Cr:YAG crystal as the saturable absorber. The dependences of the average output power, the repetition rate and the pulse width on the incident pump power are obtained. A maximum average output power of 1.18W with repetition rate of 35kHz and pulse width of 45ns is achieved at an incident pump power of 18.3W. The corresponding optical-to-optical and slope efficiencies are 6% and 10%, respectively.
Keywords: 42.55.Xi      42.60.Gd     
Received: 06 February 2009      Published: 28 August 2009
PACS:  42.55.Xi (Diode-pumped lasers)  
  42.60.Gd (Q-switching)  
TRENDMD:   
URL:  
https://cpl.iphy.ac.cn/10.1088/0256-307X/26/9/094202       OR      https://cpl.iphy.ac.cn/Y2009/V26/I9/094202
Service
E-mail this article
E-mail Alert
RSS
Articles by authors
HE Kun-Na
GAO Chun-Qing
WEI Zhi-Yi
LI Qi-Nan
ZHANG Zhi-Guo
JIANG Hai-He
YIN Shao-Tang
ZHANG Qing-Li
[1] Gao J et al 2008 Laser Phys. Lett. 5 577
[2] Spiekermann S et al 2001 Appl. Opt. 40 1979
[3] Kimmelma O et al 2007 Opt. Commun. 273 496
[4] Zhang L et al 2005 Chin. Phys. Lett. 22 1420
[5] Wang S M et al 2006 Chin. Phys. Lett. 23 619
[6] Li S, Zhou S, Wang P, Chen Y C and Lee K K 1993 Opt.Lett. 18 203
[7] Lv L, Wang L, Fu P et al 2001 Opt. Lett. 26 72
[8] Li D H, Wang L et al 2002 Chin. Phys. Lett. 19504
[9] Linares R C 1964 Solid State Commun. 2 229
[10] Lupei V, Lupei A, Pavel N, Taira T and Ikesue A 2001 Appl. Phys. B 73 757
[11] Mahajan R, Shah A L, Pal S and Kumar A 2007 Opt.Laser Technol. 39 1406
[12] Yoshida K, Yoshida H and Kato Y 1988 IEEE J. QuantumElectron. 24 1188
[13] Zhang C Y, Gao C Q, Zhang L, Wei Z Y and Zhang Z G 2007 Chin. Phys. Lett. 24 440
[14] Chen Y F, Lan Y P and Chang H L 2001 IEEE J. QuantumElectron. 37 462
[15] Song F, Zhang C B, Ding X, Xu J J and Zhang G Y 2002 Appl. Phys. Lett. 81 2145
[16] Dong J, Lu J R and Ueda K 2004 J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 21 2130
[17] Agnesi A and Dell'Acqua S 2003 Appl. Phys. B 76 351
[18] Li Q N, Wang S M, Du S F, Shi Y X, Xing J, Zhang D X,Feng B H, Zhang Z G and Zhang S W 2008 Opt. Commun. 2812184
Related articles from Frontiers Journals
[1] ZHOU Zhi-Chao, TIAN Xue-Ping, DAI Qi-Biao, HAN Wen-Juan, HUANG Jia-Yin, LIU Jun-Hai, ZHANG Huai-Jin. The Laser Action of a Yb:CLNGG Crystal with an Efficiency Approaching Its Quantum Defect Imposed Limit[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2012, 29(6): 094202
[2] LIU Qin,LIU Jian-Li,JIAO Yue-Chun,FENG Jin-Xia,ZHANG Kuan-Shou**. A Stable 22-W Low-Noise Continuous-Wave Single-Frequency Nd:YVO4 Laser at 1.06 µm Directly Pumped by a Laser Diode[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2012, 29(5): 094202
[3] JIANG Man,ZHANG Qiu-Lin,ZHOU Wen-Jia,ZHANG Jing,ZHANG Dong-Xiang,FENG Bao-Hua**. Self-Q-Switched and Mode-Locked Cr,Nd:YAG Laser under Direct 885 nm Diode Laser Pumping[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2012, 29(5): 094202
[4] REN Cheng**,YANG Xing-Tuan,ZHANG Shu-Lian. Absolute Angular Displacement Determination Based on Laser-Frequency Splitting Technology[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2012, 29(5): 094202
[5] ZHENG Yao-Hui**,WANG Ya-Jun,PENG Kun-Chi. A High-Power Single-Frequency 540 nm Laser Obtained by Intracavity Frequency Doubling of an Nd:YAP Laser[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2012, 29(4): 094202
[6] CAO Dong,DU Shi-Feng**,PENG Qin-Jun,BO Yong,XU Jia-Lin,GUO Ya-Ding,ZHANG Jing-Yuan,CUI Da-Fu,XU Zu-Yan. A 171.4 W Diode-Side-Pumped Q-Switched 2 µm Tm:YAG Laser with a 10 kHz Repetition Rate[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2012, 29(4): 094202
[7] YAO Bao-Quan, DUAN Xiao-Ming, YU Zheng-Ping, WANG Yue-Zhu. Actively Q−Switched Laser Performance of Holmium-Doped Lu2SiO5 Crystal[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2012, 29(3): 094202
[8] YAN Ying, FAN Zhong-Wei, NIU Gang, YU Jin, ZHANG Heng-Li. A 46-W Laser Diode Stack End-Pumped Slab Amplifier with a Pulse Duration of Picoseconds[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2012, 29(3): 094202
[9] ZHENG Yi-Bo, YAO Jian-Quan, ZHANG Lei, WANG Yuan, WEN Wu-Qi, JING Lei, DI Zhi-Gang. Three-Dimensional Thermal Analysis of 18-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber Lasers[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2012, 29(2): 094202
[10] ZHU Guo-Li, JU You-Lun, YAO Bao-Quan, WANG Yue-Zhu. A Dual-Crystal Cavity Ho,Tm:GdVO4 Laser[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2012, 29(2): 094202
[11] YU Yong-Ji, CHEN Xin-Yu, WANG Chao, WU Chun-Ting, LIU Rui, JIN Guang-Yong. A 200 kHz Q-Switched Adhesive-Free Bond Composite Nd:YVO4 Laser using a Double-Crystal RTP Electro-optic Modulator[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2012, 29(2): 094202
[12] CHEN Yan-Zhong, LIU Wen-Bin, BO Yong**, JIANG Ben-Xue, XU Jian, KOU Hua-Min, XU Yi-Ting, PAN Yu-Bai, XU Jia-Lin, GUO Ya-Ding, YANG Feng-Tu, PENG Qin-Jun, CUI Da-Fu, JIANG Dong-Liang, XU Zu-Yan . A 526 W Diode-Pumped Nd:YAG Ceramic Slab Laser[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2011, 28(9): 094202
[13] WANG Yue-Zhu, ZHU Guo-Li**, JU You-Lun, YAO Bao-Quan . Efficient High Power Ho,Tm:GdVO4 Laser[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2011, 28(9): 094202
[14] HE Jin-Ping, LIANG Xiao-Yan**, LI Jin-Feng, ZHENG Li-He, SU Liang-Bi, XU Jun . Diode-Pumped Soliton and Non-Soliton Mode-Locked Yb:GYSO Lasers[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2011, 28(8): 094202
[15] XIE Shi-Yong, **, BO Yong, XU Jia-Lin, WANG Zhi-Chao, PENG Qin-Jun, CUI Da-Fu, XU Zu-Yan . A High Power Single Frequency Diode Side-Pumped Nd:YAG Ring Laser[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2011, 28(8): 094202
Viewed
Full text


Abstract