Diode-pumped passively Q-switched Yb : YAG microchip laser with a GaAs as saturable absorber

A passively Q-switched Yb: YAG microchip laser has been constructed by using a doped GaAs as the saturable absorber as well as the output coupler. At 13.5 W of pump power the device produces high-quality 3.4 muJ 52 ns pulses at 1030nm with a pulse repetition rate of 7.8kHz in a TEM00-mode.

LD side-pumped high beam quality passive Q-switched and mode-locked Nd:YAG laser based on SESAM

We report a LD side-pumped fundamental-mode (Mx(2) = 1.35 and My(2) = 1.27) passive Q-switched and mode-locked Nd:YAG laser based on a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM). At a pump current of 12.5 A, the average output power of 5.68 W with 80 kHz repetition rate and 2 mu s pulse width of the Q-switched envelope was generated. The repetition rate of the mode-locked pulse within the Q-switched envelope of 88 MHz was achieved.

Efficient Mode-locked and Q-switched Nd∶YVO_4 Laser with Semiconductor Saturable Absorber Mirror

We reported an efficient diode pumped Nd ! YVO, 1 064 nm laser passively mode-locked and Q-switched by a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror(SESAM). At the incident pump power of 7. 5 W, 2. 81 W average output power was obtained during stable CW mode locking with a repetition rate of 111 MHz. The optical conversion efficiency was 37. 5% , and the slope efficiency was 39%. So far as we know, this is the highest optical-optical conversion efficiency with a SESAM at home.

调Q及连续掺Yb光纤激光器中的自锁模研究

在用半导体激光器抽运的单包层掺Yb调Q光纤激光器中观察到了清晰稳定的自锁模脉冲序列。脉冲包络形状为调Q脉冲。每个锁模脉冲的幅值由其在调Q脉冲中的相应位置决定。经过分析，认为自相位调制是调Q光纤激光器中产生锁模的主要原因。自相位调制的存在使得光脉冲的频谱被展宽，当这种展宽和腔的模式间隔相差不多时，腔内的模式便能相互作用，直到它们之间产生一个固定的相位关系。也即形成锁模。在此基础上。去掉声光晶体，并用两个光栅作为腔镜，实现了全光纤法布里-珀罗(F-P)腔锁模光纤激光器。改变腔结构，分别采用光栅和光纤反射圈作为

Yb:YAG/YAG复合陶瓷薄片连续和调Q输出特性

采用面泵浦的CAMIL结构，我们研究了970 nm泵浦的Yb:YAG/YAG复合陶瓷薄片激光器，获得了连续和调Q的激光输出。在连续运转情况下，获得了最高1.05 W的激光输出，中心波长为1031 nm，后腔输出镜透射率为2％。我们同时获得了声光调Q的脉冲输出，重复频率从1 kHz到30 kHz，脉宽分别从166 ns到700 ns。

不同腔结构下的声光调Q双包层光纤激光器特性研究

报道了半导体激光器端面抽运不同结构的声光调Q的双包层光纤激光器的脉冲输出特性.对前向、后向不同抽运方式的掺镱调Q双包层光纤激光器在输出平均功率,调Q脉冲宽度及脉冲稳定性进行了对比及讨论;其中后向抽运的光纤激光器,在10kHz重复频率调制下,获得了斜效率为60%的平均功率输出,其脉冲宽度为52ns,单脉冲能量为0·3mJ.最后利用不同抽运方式下的速率方程,理论分析调Q脉冲的特性,分析结果与实验相符.

激光二极管连续抽运电光调Q Nd：YVO4激光器

报道了全固态激光器连续抽运高重复率电光调Q的实验和理论分析结果。用LGS（La3Ga5SiO14）晶体作电光调Q元件，在激光二极管（LD）端面抽运Nd：YVO4激光器中实现了较高重复率的电光调Q输出。实验中在10^4Hz重复率下，抽运功率为28w时，平均功率超过5W，脉冲宽度为7ns，峰值功率为70kW，并对不同重复率时的脉冲输出进行了比较，在低重复率下，脉宽〈6．5ns，峰值功率超过100kW。在理论上，通过对连续抽运时的电光调Q速率方程进行修正，并考虑放大自发辐射（ASE）的影响，对调Q激光器的储能过

输出5W的电光调Q Nd：YAG陶瓷激光器

研究了激光二极管（LD）侧向抽运的Nd：YAG陶瓷电光调Q激光器的激光输出特性。该激光器采用九组激光二极管线阵列（LDA）侧面紧密环绕均匀排布的抽运结构，并用微通道热汇冷却技术冷却。在电光调Q方式下，重复频率为100Hz，抽运单脉冲能量为416mJ时，用尺寸为庐5mm×75mm，掺杂原子数分数为1％的Nd：YAG陶瓷棒，获得50mJ的1064nm激光输出，脉冲宽度为12ns，斜率效率达24％。并实验测量和分析了偏振片，KD^＊P晶体，四分之一波片等调Q器件的插入损耗。测量了输出激光时间波形和光斑的光强空间

LD抽运的Nd：YLF／Cr^4＋：YAG被动调Q激光器

报道了激光二极管（LD）抽运的Nd：YLF激光器，采用平凹腔结构，分别用两片Cr^4＋：YAG可饱和吸收晶体，实现了被动调Q，输出激光波长为1053nm。采用厚度为0．5mm小信号透过率为90％的Cr^4＋ YAG，在泵浦功率最大为17W时，输出脉冲宽度为60．6ns，平均功率为1．5W，重复频率为9．5kHz，单脉冲能量为157．9mJ；采用厚度为0．55mm小信号透过率为95％的Cr^4＋ YAG，在泵浦功率最大为17W时，输出脉冲宽度为68．6ns，平均功率为1．35W，重复频率为14kHz，单脉冲

激光二极管侧面抽运调Q倍频Nd:YAG激光器

对高平均功率输出的激光二极管侧面抽运电光调Q倍频 Nd:YAG激光器进行了研究，当采用90个60W的脉冲激光二极管阵列抽运时，在重复频率为10Hz下，实现了最大平均功率为1180mW的1064nm红外激光输出，光-光转换效率为11%。腔外倍频获得600mW的532nm绿光输出，倍频效率达到50%以上。

A planar waveguide Nd : YAG laser using active Q-switching of a hybrid unstable resonator

A planar waveguide laser operating in a negative branch unstable resonator is Q-switched by an acoustooptic mod latorin anew configuration, providing effective, high-speed switching. The laser using a 200-mu m Nd:YAG core, face pumped by 10 laser diode bars, has produced 100-W output in a good beam quality at 100-kHz pulse rate, and 4.5 mJ at lower frequency with 15-ns pulse duration.