We demonstrate the growth,thermal,spectroscopy and laser performance of an Er3+doped Gdo.iYo.9AlO3(Er:GYAP)disorder crystal grown by Czochralski method.The crystal with space group Pbnm and lattice parameters of a=0.5...We demonstrate the growth,thermal,spectroscopy and laser performance of an Er3+doped Gdo.iYo.9AlO3(Er:GYAP)disorder crystal grown by Czochralski method.The crystal with space group Pbnm and lattice parameters of a=0.5185 nm,b=0.5327 nm,c=0.7378 nm,α=β=90°and V=0.203784 nm3 are obtained by fitting powder X-ray diffraction data.The Mohr's hardnesses along three axes are 6.94,7.27,and 7.44.The thermal expansion coefficient of b axis is 4.20×10^(-6)k^(-1)and the density is 5.88 g/cm3.The thermal conductivities are characterized as K_(a)=6.24,K_(b)=5.57,and K_(c)=6.83 W/(m·K).Meanwhile,the refractive index,absorption and emission spectra in triaxial di-rections are determined.Besides,level lifetimes of 4l11/2 and 413/2 are 0.86 and 2.83 ms.Finally,the~2.7μm multiwavelength laser outputs are observed with maximum average power of 628 mW and beam quality factors M_(x)^(2)/M_(y)^(2) of 1.42/1.45.The results prove that the Er:GYAP crystal is a promising gain medium for generating mid-infrared lasers.展开更多
We demonstrate a high-energy and high-power pulse laser on a xenon lamp-pumped Er:YAP crystal. The laser performance and thermal focal lengths under different working frequencies are discussed. The results show that t...We demonstrate a high-energy and high-power pulse laser on a xenon lamp-pumped Er:YAP crystal. The laser performance and thermal focal lengths under different working frequencies are discussed. The results show that the thermal lens effect is gradually aggravated with the increase of working frequencies, and even working at 100 Hz, a single pulse energy of 234 m J can be achieved. A maximum average power of 41.5 W is achieved with a working frequency of 20 Hz and slope efficiency of 2.82%. This output power is much higher than other xenon lamp-pumped erbium laser devices.A Q-switched laser is demonstrated by using the TeO2crystal, the maximum output energies of 11.5 m J and 3.5 m J are obtained at 50 and 100 Hz, the corresponding peak powers are 93.4 k W and 17.2 kW, respectively.The laser wavelengths and beam quality factors are also characterized in the free-running and Q-switched modes. A higher pulse energy and peak power laser could be achieved further by improving the damage threshold of TeO2acousto-optical Q-switching. All the experimental results illustrate that the xenon lamp-pumped Er:YAP laser is a promising candidate for high-power and high-frequency mid-infrared laser devices.展开更多
A Nd-doped GdNbO4 single crystals have been grown successfully using the Czochralski technique. The chemical etching method was employed to study the defects in the structural morphology of Nd：GdNbO4 crystal with pho...A Nd-doped GdNbO4 single crystals have been grown successfully using the Czochralski technique. The chemical etching method was employed to study the defects in the structural morphology of Nd：GdNbO4 crystal with phosphoric acid etchant. Mechanical proper- ties （such as hardness, yield strength, fracture toughness, and brittle index） of the as-grown crystal were system- atically estimated on the basis of the Vickers hardness test for the first time. The transmission spectrum of Nd： GdNbO4 was measured in the wavelength range of 320- 2400 nm at room temperature, and the absorption peaks were assigned. Results hold great significance for further research on Nd：GdNbO4.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52102012)Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province(2208085QF217)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(WK5290000004)。
文摘We demonstrate the growth,thermal,spectroscopy and laser performance of an Er3+doped Gdo.iYo.9AlO3(Er:GYAP)disorder crystal grown by Czochralski method.The crystal with space group Pbnm and lattice parameters of a=0.5185 nm,b=0.5327 nm,c=0.7378 nm,α=β=90°and V=0.203784 nm3 are obtained by fitting powder X-ray diffraction data.The Mohr's hardnesses along three axes are 6.94,7.27,and 7.44.The thermal expansion coefficient of b axis is 4.20×10^(-6)k^(-1)and the density is 5.88 g/cm3.The thermal conductivities are characterized as K_(a)=6.24,K_(b)=5.57,and K_(c)=6.83 W/(m·K).Meanwhile,the refractive index,absorption and emission spectra in triaxial di-rections are determined.Besides,level lifetimes of 4l11/2 and 413/2 are 0.86 and 2.83 ms.Finally,the~2.7μm multiwavelength laser outputs are observed with maximum average power of 628 mW and beam quality factors M_(x)^(2)/M_(y)^(2) of 1.42/1.45.The results prove that the Er:GYAP crystal is a promising gain medium for generating mid-infrared lasers.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (Grant No. 2208085QF217)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52102012)the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) Director’s Fund (Grant No. YZJJ2022QN08)。
文摘We demonstrate a high-energy and high-power pulse laser on a xenon lamp-pumped Er:YAP crystal. The laser performance and thermal focal lengths under different working frequencies are discussed. The results show that the thermal lens effect is gradually aggravated with the increase of working frequencies, and even working at 100 Hz, a single pulse energy of 234 m J can be achieved. A maximum average power of 41.5 W is achieved with a working frequency of 20 Hz and slope efficiency of 2.82%. This output power is much higher than other xenon lamp-pumped erbium laser devices.A Q-switched laser is demonstrated by using the TeO2crystal, the maximum output energies of 11.5 m J and 3.5 m J are obtained at 50 and 100 Hz, the corresponding peak powers are 93.4 k W and 17.2 kW, respectively.The laser wavelengths and beam quality factors are also characterized in the free-running and Q-switched modes. A higher pulse energy and peak power laser could be achieved further by improving the damage threshold of TeO2acousto-optical Q-switching. All the experimental results illustrate that the xenon lamp-pumped Er:YAP laser is a promising candidate for high-power and high-frequency mid-infrared laser devices.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant Nos. 61205173, 51272254, 51502292, and 61405206） and the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences （No. CXJJ- 15M055）.
文摘A Nd-doped GdNbO4 single crystals have been grown successfully using the Czochralski technique. The chemical etching method was employed to study the defects in the structural morphology of Nd：GdNbO4 crystal with phosphoric acid etchant. Mechanical proper- ties （such as hardness, yield strength, fracture toughness, and brittle index） of the as-grown crystal were system- atically estimated on the basis of the Vickers hardness test for the first time. The transmission spectrum of Nd： GdNbO4 was measured in the wavelength range of 320- 2400 nm at room temperature, and the absorption peaks were assigned. Results hold great significance for further research on Nd：GdNbO4.
