Q-Switched Tm:YAG Laser Intracavity-Pumped by a 1064nm Laser
MA Qing-Lei1,3, ZONG Nan1,3, XIE Shi-Yong1,3, YANG Feng1,3, GUO Ya-Ding2, XU Jia-Lin2, BO Yong2, PENG Qin-Jun2, CUI Da-Fu2, XU Zu-Yan2
1Laboratory of Optical Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 1001902RCLPT, Key Lab of Functional Crystal and Laser Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 1001903Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190
Q-Switched Tm:YAG Laser Intracavity-Pumped by a 1064nm Laser
MA Qing-Lei1,3, ZONG Nan1,3, XIE Shi-Yong1,3, YANG Feng1,3, GUO Ya-Ding2, XU Jia-Lin2, BO Yong2, PENG Qin-Jun2, CUI Da-Fu2, XU Zu-Yan2
1Laboratory of Optical Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 1001902RCLPT, Key Lab of Functional Crystal and Laser Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 1001903Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190
摘要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.
Abstract：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.
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