激光二极管抽运的国产Yb:YAG陶瓷激光器

研究了国产Yb:YAG陶瓷的激光输出特性。激光器采用激光二极管(LD)纵向同轴抽运Yb:YAG陶瓷样品,样品的掺杂原子数分数为1%,一端面镀940 nm和1030 nm双增透膜,另一端面镀1030 nm增透膜,激光器在1031 nm处获得了近红外激光输出。实验中分别测试了Yb:YAG陶瓷在不同输出透射率(T=4%,8%,10%)条件下的激光输出特性。整个实验过程中,激光器维持基横模运转。当输出透射率为10%,吸收的抽运功率为9 W时,激光器获得最大的激光输出功率为1.63 W,相应的斜率效率为23.2%。

Gamma-ray induced color centers in Yb : YAG crystals grown by Czochralski method

20 at.% Yb:YAG single crystals have been grown by the CZ method and gamma-ray irradiation induced color centers and valence change of Fe3+ and Yb3+ ions in Yb:YAG have been studied. One significant 255 nm absorption band was observed in as-grown crystals and was attributed to Fe3+ ions. Two additional absorption (AA) bands located at 255 nm and 345 nm, respectively, were produced after gamma irradiation. The changes in the AA spectra after gamma irradiation and air annealing are mainly related to the charge exchange of the Fe3+, Fe2+, oxygen vacancies and F-type color centers. Analysis shows that the broad AA band is associated with Fe2+ ions and F-type color centers. The transition Yb3+ Yb2+ takes place as an effect of recharging of one of the Yb3+ ions from a pair in the process of gamma irradiation. (C) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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。

双侧面90°抽运微通道致冷Yb：YAG板条激光器

报道了采用带有微柱镜的激光二极管阵列（LDA）双侧面90°排布抽运的Yb：YAG板条激光器，实验中使用的激光晶体尺寸为6mm×10mm×1mm，掺杂原子数分数为3％。抽运光通过自行设计的聚光系统聚焦成10mm×1mm的光斑进行抽运，聚光系统的效率为75％，晶体表面功率密度达到1．9kW／cm^2，晶体内抽运光交叠区的体功率密度达到38kW／cm^3，远高于阈值的1．7kW／cm^3。当激光器采用平一凹腔结构，耦合输出为6％时激光单脉冲输出能量最高为25．5mJ，斜率效率为13％。插入声光调Q晶体后获得4．

Passively Q-switched Yb : YAG laser with Cr4+: YAG as the saturable absorber

By using a continuous-wave Ti:sapphire laser as a pumping source, we demonstrated a passively Q-switched Yb:YAG laser at room temperature with Cr4+:YAG as the saturable absorber. We achieved an average output power of as much as 55 mW at 1.03 mum with a pulse width (FWHM) as short as 350 ns. The initial transmission of the Cr4+:YAG has an effect on the pulse duration (FWHM) and the repetition rate of the Yb:YAG passively Q-switched laser. The Yb:YAG crystal can be a most promising passively Q-switched laser crystal for compact, efficient, solid-state lasers. (C) 2001 Optical Society of America.

Yb：YAG晶体的红外闪烁特性

用脉冲电子束激发测量了不同Yb^3+掺杂浓度的Yb：YAG晶体的红外(IR)闪烁发光性能。Yb：YAG晶体的IR闪烁发光具有高的光产额和长的衰减时间，但存在浓度猝灭效应和温度依赖关系。Yb：YAG晶体的IR闪烁性能还与晶体品质有关，相同掺杂浓度的Yb：YAG晶体，品质优异的会获得更高的光产额。这一初步的研究成果表明，部分掺Yb^3+晶体有可能用于医学成像装置。

Yb：YAG晶体的合作发光现象

研究了Yb：YAG晶体的合作发光现象。当用940hm的近红外光激发时，Yb：YAG晶体有明显的上转换蓝色发光。实验发现498nm的蓝色发光强度与激发功率的平方成正比，而且Yb^3＋掺杂浓度越高，蓝色发光越强。分析表明这是Yb^3＋间强的相互作用导致的合作发光，是由于Yb^3＋在共价性的YAG基质中，它的4f^I3电子易于与近邻离子发生相互作用导致的。

Temperature dependence of the 1.03 mu m stimulated emission cross section of Cr : Yb : YAG crystal

The fluorescence emission spectra of Cr:Yb:YAG crystal are measured and the effective stimulated emission cross section of the crystal are obtained from -80 degrees C to +80 degrees C. A linear temperature dependence between -80 degrees C and +80 degrees C is reported for the 1.03 mu m peak stimulated emission cross section of Cr:Yb:YAG crystal. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Color centers in Yb : YAG crystals grown by temperature-gradient techniques

Yb: YAG (Yb: Y3Al5O12) crystals have been grown by temperature-gradient techniques (TGT) and their color centers and impurity defects were investigated by means of gamma irradiations and thermal treatment. Two color centers located at 255 and 290 nm were observed in the as-grown TGT-Yb: YAG. Analysis shows that the 255 nm band may be associated with Fe3+ ions. Absorption intensity changes of the 290 nm band after gamma irradiation and thermal treatment indicate that this band may be associated with oxygen-vacancy defects. (c) 2006 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

Cr,Yb:YAG晶体的自调Q激光性能

用光纤耦合激光二极管抽运Cr,Yb:YAG晶体获得了1.03 μm的自调Q激光输出,输出的调Q脉冲非常稳定,抽运阈值功率为680 mW,脉冲宽度为3.3 ns,获得的平均功率为156 mW,斜率效率为18.5%。随着抽运功率的增大,重复频率成线性增长,而脉宽略有减少,单脉冲能量和峰值功率都始终呈增大趋势。光束质量因子M2为1.17。

Yb：YAG晶体的闪烁特性

通过不同Yb^3＋掺杂浓度（5％-30％，原子数分数）的Yb：YAG晶体的阴极射线发光谱、衰减时间、光输出及其温度依赖关系的测量，研究了Yb：YAG晶体的闪烁性能。不同Yh^3＋掺杂浓度的Yb：YAG晶体具有不同的光输出和猝灭温度，光输出随Yb^3＋掺杂浓度的增大而降低，猝灭温度则随掺杂浓度的增大而升高。室温下Yb：YAG晶体的发光衰减时间较短，均小于50ns。Yb^3＋掺杂浓度为5％的Yb：YAG晶体具有较高的光输出和较低的猝灭温度。

Yb：YAG及Cr，Yb：YAG晶体的发光特性

研究了室温下Yb：YAG的上转换荧光光谱，此荧光归因于Yb^3＋离子的“合作”发光和Yb抖离子到稀土杂质离子的能量转移。测试了Yb；YAG晶体的X射线荧光，发光峰对应于电荷迁移态到Yb^3＋离子的基态、激光态间的跃迁。研究了Cr，Yb：YAG晶体的荧光光谱。讨论了Cr^4＋激光输出的可能性。

Diode-pumped Yb : YAG ceramic laser

Transparent polycrystalline Yb:YAG ceramics were fabricated by solid-state reactive sintering a mixture of commercial Al2O3, Y2O3, and Yb2O3 powders. The powders were mixed in ethanol and doped with 0.5 wt% tetraethoxysilane, dried, and pressed. Pressed samples were sintered at 1730 degrees C in vacuum. Transparent fully dense samples with grain sizes of several micrometers were obtained. The phase from 1500 degrees to 1700 degrees C was important for the grain growth, in which the grains grew quickly and a mass of pores were eliminated from the body of the sample. Annealing was an important step to remove the vacancies of oxygen and transform Yb2+ to Yb3+. The 1 at.% Yb:YAG ceramic sample was pumped by a diode laser to study the laser properties. The maximum output power of 1.02 W was obtained with a slope efficiency of 25% at 1030 nm. The size of the lasering sample was 4 mm x 4 mm x 3 mm.

Yb：YAG透明陶瓷的制备和激光输出

制备了高质量的Yb：YAG透明陶瓷．Yb：YAG透明陶瓷的晶粒尺寸为10μm左右且分布均匀，晶界处和晶粒中没有杂质、气孔的存在．Yb：YAG样品中所有元素分布均匀，不同的晶粒间，晶粒和晶界间成分是一致的，没有出现成分的偏析．4mm厚样品的透过率为80％．LD泵浦获得了波长为1030nm，最大功率为268mW的连续激光输出．

国产Yb∶YAG透明陶瓷实现激光输出

YAG单晶是高功率激光的重要材料，近年来高透明度多晶陶瓷作为激光介质引起人们广泛的注意。YAG陶瓷相对单晶具有易制造大尺寸、掺杂浓度高、易批量生产等优点。在Nd：YAG陶瓷获得长足发展的同时，Yb掺杂的陶瓷也得到了越来越多的关注。Yb：YAG陶瓷与Nd：YAG陶瓷相比具有许多优点：Yb掺杂的激光介质无交叉弛豫振荡和激发态吸收，有较宽的吸收带，较长的荧光寿命及较高的量子效率等。因此，高质量的Yb：YAG陶瓷将是非常理想的高功率激光材料。