高重复率半导体激光抽运Nd：YAG放大器激光特性的实验研究

实验研究了高重复率、大功率半导体激光二极管阵列（LDA）侧面环绕抽运的Nd：YAG激光放大器的放大特性、热焦距变化和热致双折射效应引起的退偏特性。偏振光绎千赫兹高功率单通激光放大器，获得约3倍的光脉冲能量放大，脉冲宽度基本保持不变，其输出的P分量与S分量的能量比趋于常数3：1，实验测得的能量放大倍率及放大光束的椭圆偏振度与理论预期吻合很好。

LD 侧面抽运Nd :YAG陶瓷激光器运转条件下归一化热参数优化理论及实验研究

The suppressing effect of laser extraction on the non-radiation transition process is taken into account when the heat model of gain media is developed. Based on the developed heat model, the heat generation in the operating LD side-pumped Nd: YAG ceramic lasers is quantified through using the normalized heating parameter, which can be deduced from the experimental results of the slope efficiency and the absorbed pumping power of the gain media. The main factors which influence on the heat generation are investigated by studying the normalized heating parameter, and the results show that the changes of the laser extraction efficiency, the beam overlap efficiency and the Nd3+ concentration will result in obvious variations of the normalized heating parameter. In this work, the laser extraction efficiency increases to 0.905 by the optimization of the transmission of the output coupling, and the normalized heating parameter decrease to 0.474, correspondingly.

大功率线阵激光二极管侧面抽运Nd：YAG激光器特性研究

对激光二极管（LD）抽运固体激光器中大功率线阵激光二极管三向对称侧面抽运的漫反射腔结构进行了研究。激光器使用Nd：YAG作为激光晶体，电光器件材料为KD^＊P晶体，漫反射体为陶瓷材料。实验表明，抽运光的利用率和均匀性有较大提高。在重复频率为10Hz下，实现了脉冲宽度8ns，最大平均功率为近2W的1064nm红外激光输出，激光器的效率有显著提高。

大功率准连续Nd：YAG陶瓷激光器研究

采用侧面环绕均匀排布的紧凑型抽运结构，实现了激光二极管阵列侧向抽运Nd：YAG陶瓷激光器高效率激光输出。理论计算得到谐振腔输出镜的最佳输出耦合透射率为22．2％，并在输出耦合镜透射率为22％的条件下，用掺杂原子数分数为1％，尺寸为拓φ5mm×75mm的Nd：YAG陶瓷棒，获得了平均功率大于230W的准连续1064nm激光输出，其光光效率和斜率效率分别高达52．4％和61％。并测得输出激光脉冲宽度为160μs，光谱线宽略小于0．8nm，光束发散角为16mrad。实验结果显示，Nd：YAG陶瓷激光器输出功率N

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

钛宝石激光器端面抽运Nd：YAG陶瓷激光器热沉积理论和实验研究

通过热沉积系数研究在激光提取条件下掺杂原子分数为1.0%的Nd：YAG陶瓷激光器中热沉积问题.热沉积系数定义为热沉积功率与激光器输出功率之比.在理论分析基础上,通过测量激光器斜率效率来间接测定热沉积系数,实验测定的热沉积系数值为0.63.建立激光提取条件下Nd：YAG陶瓷发热模型,讨论了影响热沉积系数的主要因素.结果表明：热沉积系数对Nd：YAG陶瓷的辐射量子效率、交叠效率以及激光提取效率的变化非常敏感.为有效减少介质内热沉积,在激光器优化设计中交叠效率和激光提取效率是需要着重考虑的参数.所得结果可为进一

拱形激光二极管侧抽运Nd∶YAG固体激光器的实验研究

详细阐述了同心抽运、同心冷却的激光二极管紧包侧抽运Nd：YAG激光器的实验研究工作。这种抽运结构使晶体内的增益场与谐振腔基模实现了良好的匹配，易于得到良好的光束质量和大能量输出，基模提取效率高。模拟分析了晶体内的增益场以及横截面内的温度分布，从不同角度探讨了激光二极管的温度特性对器件工作的影响。研究了晶体的热致退偏效应对器件调Q工作的影响．并且初步探讨了不同腔长、不同腔型下器件的工作情况，这些实验结果对进一步优化使用这种抽运结构有指导意义。所设计的激光器在工作频率6Hz时．得到了斜效率为44．3％的多模调

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.

位相锁定来自同一侧面抽运Nd：YAG板条的两束激光

实验研究了腔内位相锁定来至一LAD侧面抽运的Nd：YAG板条的两束激光，输出镜面出现干涉条纹，获得1.13W的相干光，其组束效率达到64.9%，相干度约60%。实验中发现只需要一根作为滤波的金属丝放在离输出镜合适的位置都就能有效稳定干涉条纹，金属丝引起的损耗低于8%。

侧面抽运国产Nd∶YAG陶瓷棒的激光特性

实验研究了激光二极管阵列(LDA)侧向抽运国产Nd∶YAG陶瓷棒的准连续及被动调Q激光输出特性。该陶瓷激光器采用LDA侧面紧密环绕均匀排布的抽运结构,陶瓷棒抽运区域长度为20 mm,其总尺寸为3 mm×35 mm,掺杂原子数分数为~1%。在千赫兹准连续运转条件下,当平-平谐振腔的输出耦合镜透过率为47.3%时,获得最大平均功率23 W的1064 nm激光输出,光束发散角为4.5 mrad,斜率效率达12%。在谐振腔内插入Cr4+∶YAG晶体作为被动调Q开关,成功地实现了陶瓷激光器千赫兹重复频率调Q激光脉冲输出,当Cr4+∶YAG晶体初始透过率为60%时,输出激光脉冲宽度(半峰全宽)可窄至14.5 ns,调Q动静比约为40%。

边缘泵浦被动调Q的Nd：YAG薄片激光器

文中报道了一台采用激光二极管部分边缘泵浦方式的高功率薄片激光器，晶体尺寸是1 mm×10 mm×60 mm。Cr4+：YAG被用来作为被动调Q晶体，在重复频率高于10kHz时，获得了脉宽10ns，平均功率70W，斜线效率为36\%的激光输出。通过控制泵浦光束直径的大小，我们在厚度方向得到了近似衍射极限的光束输出。整个激光器结构紧凑，大小为60 mm×174 mm×150 mm。

Experimental study of Ti : sapphire laser end-pumped Nd : YAG ceramic laser Q-switched by Cr4+: YAG saturable absorber

By employing a continuous-wave (CW) Ti:sapphire tunable laser as a pumping source and a Cr4+:YAG single crystal as the saturable absorber (SA), a passively Q-switched Nd:YAG ceramic laser has been demonstrated at room temperature. With an absorbed pumping power of 541 mW at 808 nm, an average output power of 61 mW at 1064 nm has been obtained with 3.5 mu J pulse energy, 15 ns pulse width and 18.18 kHz repetition rate, and the corresponding slope-efficiency is 15%. The relationships between the pulse width, repetition rate, average output power, pulse energy, and peak power on the absorbed pumping power for different initial transmission of the Cr4+:YAG SA are discussed separately. The Nd:YAG ceramic is one of the most promising laser materials for compact, efficient, all-solid-state pulsed lasers.

High optical-optical efficiency of 52.5% obtained in high power Nd : YAG ceramic laser

Using a quite uniformly side-around arranged compact pumping system, a high power Nd:YAG ceramic quasi-CW laser has been demonstrated with high optical-to-optical conversion efficiency over 50% for the first time. With 450 W quasi-CW stacked laser diode bars pumping at 808 run. 236 W Output at 1064 run was obtained and no saturation phenomena were observed.

Nd : YAG ceramic laser obtained high slope-efficiency of 62% in high power applications

By using quite uniformly nine-stacks side-around arranged compact pumping system, a high power Nd:YAG ceramic quasi-CW laser with high slope efficiency of 62% has been demonstrated. With 450 W quasi-CW stacked laser diode bars pumping at 808 nm, performance of the Nd: YAG ceramic laser with different output coupling mirrors has been investigated. Optimum output power of 236 W at 1064 nm was obtained and corresponding optical-to-optical conversion efficiency was as high as 52.5%. The laser system operated quite stably and no saturation phenomena have been observed, which means higher output laser power could be obtained if injecting higher pumping power. The still-evolving Nd: YAG ceramics are potential super excellent media for high power practical laser applications. (c) 2005 Optical Society of America.