Comparative studies of semiconductor saturable absorber mirror mode-locking dynamics in pulsed diode-end-pumped picosecond Nd:GdVO4 and Nd:YAG lasers

Ultrashort pulses were generated in passively mode-locked Nd:YAG and Nd:GdVO4 lasers pumped by a pulsed laser diode with 10-Hz repetition rate. Stable mode-locked pulse trains were produced with the pulse width of 10 ps. The evolution of the mode-locked pulse was observed in the experiment and was discussed in detail. Comparing the pulse evolutions of Nd:YAG and Nd:GdVO4 lasers, we found that the buildup time of the steady-state mode-locking with semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAMs) was relevant to the upper-state lifetime and the emission cross-section of the gain medium.

低温生长GaAs在Nd:YVO4激光器中调Q特性的研究

采用一种新型的被动调Q饱和吸收体,低温生长GaAs薄膜,实现了半导体抽运Nd:YVO4激光器的调Q运转.研究了激光器的调Q特性,调Q抽运阈值为2W.在抽运功率9.2 W时,获得的最短脉冲半峰全宽为15 ns,最大单脉冲能量为4.84 μJ,最高峰值功率为330 W,最大平均输出功率为1.16 W;脉冲重复频率在220 kHz到360 kHz之间.

低温GaAs被动调Q锁模Nd：Gd0．42Y0．58VO4混晶激光器特性研究

采用低温生长GaAs晶体作为被动饱和吸收体兼输出镜,实现了Nd∶Gd0.42Y0.58VO4混晶激光器的调Q锁模运转。研究了Nd∶Gd0.42Y0.58VO4激光器的基频运转特性。在输出镜透射率T=10%、腔长L=40 mm的情况下,当抽运功率为8.6 W时,获得激光输出功率3.78 W,光光转换效率为43.9%。并测量了Nd∶Gd0.42Y0.58VO4混晶被动调Q激光器的输出特性。实验结果表明激光器调Q运转阈值为2 W,当抽运功率为3.7 W时,激光器出现调Q锁模行为;当抽运功率为8.6 W时,激光器调Q锁模深度达70%以上,对应的脉冲包络重复频率为670 kHz,半峰全宽为180 ns,平均输出功率为1.35 W,光光转换效率为15.7%。

Flash-lamp-pumped picosecond Nd:YAG regenerative amplifier

A flash-lamp-pumped Nd

5.3-W Nd:YVO_4 passively mode-locked laser by a novel semiconductor saturable absorber mirror

We report a diode end-pumped continuous wave (CW) passively mode-locked Nd:YVO4 laser with a homemade semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM). The maximum average output power is 5.3 W at the incident pump power of 17 W, which corresponds to an optical-optical conversion efficiency of 31.2% and slope efficiency of 34.7%. The corresponding optical spectrum has a 0.2-nm full width at half maximum (FWHM), and the pulse repetition rate is 83 MHz.

Contrastive study of two SESAMs for passive mode-locking in Nd:YVC>4 laser with low pump power

Two semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAMs), of which one is coated with 50% reflection film on the top and the other is not, were contrastively studied in passively mode-locked solid-state lasers which were pumped by low output power laser diode (LD). Experiments have shown that reducing the modulation depth of SESAM by coating partial reflection film, whose reflectivity is higher than that between SESAM and air interface, is an effective method to get continuous wave (CW) mode-locking instead of Q-switched mode-locking (QML) in low power pumped solid-state lasers. A simple Nd:YVO4 laser pumped by low power LD, in which no water-cooling system was used, could obtain CW mode-locking by the 50% reflector coated SESAM with average output power of ~ 20 mW

中间镜式半导体可饱和吸收镜实现Nd:YVO_4被动锁模

中国科学院半导体研究所光电子器件国家工程研究中心研究成功新型中间镜类型的1μm波长半导体可饱和吸收镜，在清华大学精密测试技术及仪器实验室成功地实现了Nd

电光腔倒空激光二极管抽运Nd∶YAG锁模激光器

设计了一个简单的直腔,将电光腔倒空与激光二极管端面抽运Nd∶YAG半导体可饱和吸收镜锁模激光器结合,实现了锁模脉冲的产生、放大和输出。在连续抽运功率5 W的条件下,获得了脉冲宽度为11 ps的锁模单脉冲输出和脉冲宽度为200 ns的调Q脉冲输出,腔倒空单脉冲能量为30 nJ,重复频率为10 Hz。连续锁模运转时单个锁模脉冲的能量约为2 nJ,利用腔倒空将单脉冲的能量提高了15 倍左右。文章详细讨论了腔倒空脉冲及调Q脉冲的产生机理,并分析了加在电光晶体上的高压电脉冲以及偏振片的偏振度对腔倒空脉冲及调Q脉冲的影响。

激光二极管侧面抽运Nd∶YAG锁模激光器的研究

利用谐振腔的稳定条件对激光二极管侧面抽运的Nd∶YAG锁模直腔的稳区特性和谐振腔内的光斑分布进行了分析。根据对腔参量的分析，选取合适的腔参量设计了一个简单的侧面抽运直腔，该谐振腔腔形简单，没有像散，振荡光模式好，有利于激光器的锁模运转。实验中采用国内自行研制的半导体可饱和吸收镜，实现了激光二极管侧面抽运半导体可饱和吸收镜锁模Nd∶YAG激光器的连续锁模运转，平均输出功率为2 W，锁模脉冲宽度为10 ps,重复频率为100 MHz。结合实验结果进一步讨论了半导体可饱和吸收镜的一些参量如饱和恢复时间、调制深度等对实现稳定连续锁模的影响。

连续波500 W全固态Nd∶YAG激光器研究

研制了全国产化全固态半导体激光器(LD)抽运模块，Nd∶YAG激光输出功率达500 W。介绍了优化抽运模块结构参数的程度。从增益分布特性等方面，介绍了研究其输入-输出功率特性的实验装置，随着抽运功率的增加，Nd∶YAG激光输出以斜率效率47%线性增加，最大输出功率达到575 W，光-光转换效率达26.1%。采用He-Ne激光探测法实验测量了该抽运模块中的热透镜效应。通过测量热焦距，分析了其热透镜效应

Passively Mode Locked Diode-End-Pumped Nd∶YAG Laser with In0.25 Ga0.75 As as Output Coupler

A novel InGaAs(LT-In0.25 Ga0.75 As) absorber grown by metal organic chemical vapor deposition at low temperature is presented.Using it as well as an output coupler,passive mode locking,which produces pulses as short as several hundred picoseconds for diode-end-pumped Nd∶YAG laser at 1.06μm,is realized.The pulse frequency is 150MHz.

表面态型半导体可饱和吸收镜实现Nd:YAG激光器被动锁模

砷化镓半导体材料与空气接触的表面存在密度很高的电子表面态,砷化镓材料内部的电子可以通过这种表面进行驰豫,驰豫时间估计在ps量级.依此原理,制作了一种新型的表面态型半导体可饱和吸收镜,用其作为被动锁模吸收体,实现了半导体端面泵浦Nd:YAG激光器被动连续锁模.在泵浦功率为4 W的情况下,获得了连续锁模脉冲序列,重复频率150 MHz,锁模脉冲平均输出功率为300 mW,脉冲宽度为10 ps.

半导体可饱和吸收镜被动锁模Nd:YAG激光器的研究

利用自行研制的半导体可饱和吸收镜(SESAM),在5 W光纤耦合半导体激光器端面抽运的Nd:YAG激光中,实现了半导体可饱和吸收镜被动锁模,获得了稳定的皮秒锁模激光输出.经自相关仪测量,其锁模激光脉冲宽度小于10 ps.实验采用直腔结构的谐振腔,该腔结构简单,易于调整,实现可饱和半导体吸收镜稳定锁模时,光-光转换效率达到19%.

Comparative study of the mode-locking of Nd:GdVO4 and Nd:YAG lasers with semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors

Stable continuous-wave passive mode-locking of diode-end-pumped Nd:GdVO4 and Nd:YAG lasers withsemiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAMs) are reported. The comparative study shows that theNd:GdVO4 crystal is efficient to decrease the Q-switched mode-locking tendency, and easier to continuous-wave (CW) mode lock than Nd:YAG.

LD列阵泵浦的Nd:YAG和Nd:GdVO4连续激光器

介绍了一种二极管侧面泵浦激光头的新结构，用Nd:YAG晶体作为工作物质，将此结构下激光头的输入输出性能与传统结构下的输入输出性能进行了比较。此外利用这种新结构，对一种新型晶体Nd:GdVO4进行了实验，获得了连续1064nm的激光输出42.6W，最大光光效率为23.7％。