We report a high power high beam quality quasi-continuous-wave(QCW)diode-end-pumped Nd:YAG slab amplifier at 1319 nm.The strongest 1064 nm parasitic oscillation has been successfully suppressed by reasonable coating d...We report a high power high beam quality quasi-continuous-wave(QCW)diode-end-pumped Nd:YAG slab amplifier at 1319 nm.The strongest 1064 nm parasitic oscillation has been successfully suppressed by reasonable coating design.In a five-pass configuration,the amplifier yields a 42.3 W linearly polarized 1319 nm output at repetition rate of 1 kHz with pulse duration of 75μs and beam quality factors of M^(2)_(x)=1.13 and M^(2)_(y)=2.16 in the orthogonal directions.The fluctuation of the amplifier output power is measured to be±0.6%.Furthermore,a computational model of QCW pulse amplification is employed to examine the amplification process.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
A 785 nm diode-side-pumped high-power high-pulse-repetition-frequency Q-switched 2 μm Tm:YAG laser system is reported.Under a pump power of 1300 W,a 171.4 W average output power is achieved at a pulse repetition freq...A 785 nm diode-side-pumped high-power high-pulse-repetition-frequency Q-switched 2 μm Tm:YAG laser system is reported.Under a pump power of 1300 W,a 171.4 W average output power is achieved at a pulse repetition frequency of 10 kHz.To our knowledge,this is the highest average output power for a diode-pumped all solid-state Q-switched 2 μm Tm:YAG laser.The laser output corresponds to an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 13.3% and a slope efficiency of 18.9%.展开更多
We demonstrate a high efficiency multi-kW diode-side-pumped Nd：YAG laser. High cooling efficiency of the diode-side-pumped module in the laser is achieved. The middle portion of the Nd：YAG rod in the module is coole...We demonstrate a high efficiency multi-kW diode-side-pumped Nd：YAG laser. High cooling efficiency of the diode-side-pumped module in the laser is achieved. The middle portion of the Nd：YAG rod in the module is cooled by a coolant jet with screwed side surface, and the end-caps of the rod without screwed side surface are cooled by Au coated on the surface. The thermal effect of the laser rod is reduced, which leads to high output power with high optical-optical conversion efficiency. By using three identical Nd：YAG laser modules, an output power of 4.2 kW and beam quality of 58 mm＆#12539;mrad with an optical-optical efficiency of 35% at 1064 nm is obtained in a laser oscillator. By using four identical Nd：YAG laser modules, an output power of 3.1 kW and beam quality of 17 mm＆#12539;mrad with an optical-optical efficiency of 25.8% is demonstrated in a master oscillator power-amplifier system.展开更多
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 ...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.展开更多
Tomographic imaging and three-dimensional reconstruction based on a high-gain picosecond optical parametric amplifier (OPA) is demonstrated. More than 40dB intensity amplification of the image is achieved from the hig...Tomographic imaging and three-dimensional reconstruction based on a high-gain picosecond optical parametric amplifier (OPA) is demonstrated. More than 40dB intensity amplification of the image is achieved from the high-gain OPA.The images of various longitudinal positions of the target are extracted by the gated nature of the OPA,then a three-dimensional (3-D) surface topography of the target is reconstructed.The gated and high-gain property of the OPA allows tomographic optical imaging together with 3-D profile reconstruction of the target in turbid media.展开更多
A diode-side-pumped Nd:YAG ceramic slab laser with a high power output is presented.An average power of 526 W is achieved at 1064 nm with a repetition rate of 120 Hz and a pulse width of 180µs from a 93mm×52...A diode-side-pumped Nd:YAG ceramic slab laser with a high power output is presented.An average power of 526 W is achieved at 1064 nm with a repetition rate of 120 Hz and a pulse width of 180µs from a 93mm×52mm×8mm ceramic slab at a pump power of 1928 W,corresponding to an optical-to-optical efficiency of 27.3%.展开更多
We report on a polarization-adjustable picosecond deep-ultraviolet (DUV) laser at 177.3 nm.The DUV laser was produced by second harmonic generation from a mode-locked laser at 355 nm in nonlinear optical crystal KBBF....We report on a polarization-adjustable picosecond deep-ultraviolet (DUV) laser at 177.3 nm.The DUV laser was produced by second harmonic generation from a mode-locked laser at 355 nm in nonlinear optical crystal KBBF.The laser delivered a maximum average output power of 1.1 m W at 177.3 nm.The polarization of the 177.3nm beam was adjusted with linear and circular polarization by means of λ/4 and λ/2 wave plates.To the best of our knowledge,the laser has been employed as the circularly polarized and linearly polarized DUV light source for a spin- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy with high resolution for the first time.展开更多
A high-efficiency high-power Nd：YAG laser under 885 nm laser diode （LD） pumping is demonstrated. The laser crystal is carefully designed, and the overlapping between the pump modes and the laser modes is optimized....A high-efficiency high-power Nd：YAG laser under 885 nm laser diode （LD） pumping is demonstrated. The laser crystal is carefully designed, and the overlapping between the pump modes and the laser modes is optimized. The maximum output power at 1064 nm is 87W under the absorbed pump power 127.7 W, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 72.4% and an optical-optical efficiency of 68.1%. The optical-optical efficiency is 58.4% for the pump power emitted directly from the LD. To our best knowledge, this is the maximal optical-optical conversion efficiency obtained for the LD end-pumped Nd：YAG lasers so far.展开更多
The essential goal of that paper （Chin. Phys. Lett. 26（2009） 124211） was to obtain a 2μm Tm：YAG laser with short pulse output. A Q-switched technique is used to realize the short pulse output in our laser system...The essential goal of that paper （Chin. Phys. Lett. 26（2009） 124211） was to obtain a 2μm Tm：YAG laser with short pulse output. A Q-switched technique is used to realize the short pulse output in our laser system. The idea presented by Dr. Nieolaie Pavel is right. In our work, the directly Q-switched 2μm Tm：YAG pulse laser is not realized. As a matter of fact, the Q switch is used to directly switch the 1μm Nd：YAG laser.展开更多
A weak infrared （IR） image amplifier with more than 60-dB optical gain and is developed from a picosecond （PS） 355-nm pumped gated optical parametric frequency up-conversion amplifier （OPA） in a/% BaB204 （BBO）...A weak infrared （IR） image amplifier with more than 60-dB optical gain and is developed from a picosecond （PS） 355-nm pumped gated optical parametric frequency up-conversion amplifier （OPA） in a/% BaB204 （BBO） crystal. The IR image at 1064 nm is amplified and up-converted into the visible region at 532 nm by parametric amplification and up-conversion. With the optimized optical gain, the lowest detectable energy of the image can be as low as 1.8 femto-Joule per pulse, which is three orders of magnitude lower than the detection limit of a charge-coupled device （CCD） camera. The transversal resolution of the OPA imaging is investigated, and the approaches for higher detection sensitivity and higher transversal resolution are proposed.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2010CB630706the National High-Technology Research and Development Program under Grant No 2011AA030202the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 50990304.
文摘We report a high power high beam quality quasi-continuous-wave(QCW)diode-end-pumped Nd:YAG slab amplifier at 1319 nm.The strongest 1064 nm parasitic oscillation has been successfully suppressed by reasonable coating design.In a five-pass configuration,the amplifier yields a 42.3 W linearly polarized 1319 nm output at repetition rate of 1 kHz with pulse duration of 75μs and beam quality factors of M^(2)_(x)=1.13 and M^(2)_(y)=2.16 in the orthogonal directions.The fluctuation of the amplifier output power is measured to be±0.6%.Furthermore,a computational model of QCW pulse amplification is employed to examine the amplification process.
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Supported by the National High-Technology Research and Development Program of Chinathe National Basic Research Pro-gram of China,the National Natural Science Foundation of Chinathe Knowledge Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
文摘A 785 nm diode-side-pumped high-power high-pulse-repetition-frequency Q-switched 2 μm Tm:YAG laser system is reported.Under a pump power of 1300 W,a 171.4 W average output power is achieved at a pulse repetition frequency of 10 kHz.To our knowledge,this is the highest average output power for a diode-pumped all solid-state Q-switched 2 μm Tm:YAG laser.The laser output corresponds to an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 13.3% and a slope efficiency of 18.9%.
文摘We demonstrate a high efficiency multi-kW diode-side-pumped Nd：YAG laser. High cooling efficiency of the diode-side-pumped module in the laser is achieved. The middle portion of the Nd：YAG rod in the module is cooled by a coolant jet with screwed side surface, and the end-caps of the rod without screwed side surface are cooled by Au coated on the surface. The thermal effect of the laser rod is reduced, which leads to high output power with high optical-optical conversion efficiency. By using three identical Nd：YAG laser modules, an output power of 4.2 kW and beam quality of 58 mm＆#12539;mrad with an optical-optical efficiency of 35% at 1064 nm is obtained in a laser oscillator. By using four identical Nd：YAG laser modules, an output power of 3.1 kW and beam quality of 17 mm＆#12539;mrad with an optical-optical efficiency of 25.8% is demonstrated in a master oscillator power-amplifier system.
基金Supported by the State Key Program for Basic Research of China under Grant No 2004CB619006, the National High Technology Research and Development Program under Grant No 2006AA030104, the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 50590404, and the Knowledge Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
文摘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.
文摘Tomographic imaging and three-dimensional reconstruction based on a high-gain picosecond optical parametric amplifier (OPA) is demonstrated. More than 40dB intensity amplification of the image is achieved from the high-gain OPA.The images of various longitudinal positions of the target are extracted by the gated nature of the OPA,then a three-dimensional (3-D) surface topography of the target is reconstructed.The gated and high-gain property of the OPA allows tomographic optical imaging together with 3-D profile reconstruction of the target in turbid media.
基金by the Major Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 50990304the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai under Grant No 09ZR1435600.
文摘A diode-side-pumped Nd:YAG ceramic slab laser with a high power output is presented.An average power of 526 W is achieved at 1064 nm with a repetition rate of 120 Hz and a pulse width of 180µs from a 93mm×52mm×8mm ceramic slab at a pump power of 1928 W,corresponding to an optical-to-optical efficiency of 27.3%.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2010CB630706the National High-Technology Research and Development Program of Chinathe National Natural Science Foundation of China,and the Knowledge Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
文摘We report on a polarization-adjustable picosecond deep-ultraviolet (DUV) laser at 177.3 nm.The DUV laser was produced by second harmonic generation from a mode-locked laser at 355 nm in nonlinear optical crystal KBBF.The laser delivered a maximum average output power of 1.1 m W at 177.3 nm.The polarization of the 177.3nm beam was adjusted with linear and circular polarization by means of λ/4 and λ/2 wave plates.To the best of our knowledge,the laser has been employed as the circularly polarized and linearly polarized DUV light source for a spin- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy with high resolution for the first time.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2004CB619006, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 50590404.
文摘A high-efficiency high-power Nd：YAG laser under 885 nm laser diode （LD） pumping is demonstrated. The laser crystal is carefully designed, and the overlapping between the pump modes and the laser modes is optimized. The maximum output power at 1064 nm is 87W under the absorbed pump power 127.7 W, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 72.4% and an optical-optical efficiency of 68.1%. The optical-optical efficiency is 58.4% for the pump power emitted directly from the LD. To our best knowledge, this is the maximal optical-optical conversion efficiency obtained for the LD end-pumped Nd：YAG lasers so far.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2004CB619006, the National High-Technology Research and Development Program （No 2006AA030104）, the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 50590404, and the Knowledge Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
文摘The essential goal of that paper （Chin. Phys. Lett. 26（2009） 124211） was to obtain a 2μm Tm：YAG laser with short pulse output. A Q-switched technique is used to realize the short pulse output in our laser system. The idea presented by Dr. Nieolaie Pavel is right. In our work, the directly Q-switched 2μm Tm：YAG pulse laser is not realized. As a matter of fact, the Q switch is used to directly switch the 1μm Nd：YAG laser.
基金supported by the State Key Program for Basic Research of China(No.2010CB630706)the Knowledge Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘A weak infrared （IR） image amplifier with more than 60-dB optical gain and is developed from a picosecond （PS） 355-nm pumped gated optical parametric frequency up-conversion amplifier （OPA） in a/% BaB204 （BBO） crystal. The IR image at 1064 nm is amplified and up-converted into the visible region at 532 nm by parametric amplification and up-conversion. With the optimized optical gain, the lowest detectable energy of the image can be as low as 1.8 femto-Joule per pulse, which is three orders of magnitude lower than the detection limit of a charge-coupled device （CCD） camera. The transversal resolution of the OPA imaging is investigated, and the approaches for higher detection sensitivity and higher transversal resolution are proposed.
