Published June 2009 | Version v1
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A new composite YVO4/Nd:Y0.9La0.1VO4 crystal laser end-pumped with a fiber coupled diode array

Creators

  • 1. College of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100 (China)
  • 2. College of Physics Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014 (China)
  • 3. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108 (China)
  • 4. Institute of Weihai Metrology, Weihai (China)

Description

A diode end-pumped continuous wave and acoustic-optical Q-switched YVO4/Nd:Y0.9La0.1VO4 crystal lasers are first demonstrated at 1064 nm with a compact planar-planar cavity. The continuous and acoustic-optical Q-switched output characteristics have been investigated with different output couplers. The maximum continuous wave power of 12.26 W is obtained at the incident pump power of 21.7 W, corresponding to optical to optical conversion efficiency of 56.5%. For Q-switching operation, at the incident pump power of 21.7 W, the shortest pulse is 7 ns at 1 kHz and 80% transmission, the maximum average output power is 12.07 W at 100 kHz and 30% transmission, and the highest peak power is 1.076 MW at the 1 kHz repetition rates and 50% output transmission

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lapl.200910015

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1002/lapl.200910015;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Laser physics letters (Internet)
Journal Volume
6
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 445-449
ISSN
1612-202X

INIS

Country of Publication
Russian Federation
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
46009216
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CRYSTALS; DIODE-PUMPED SOLID STATE LASERS; EFFICIENCY; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; LASER CAVITIES; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICS; Q-SWITCHING; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS
Descriptors DEC
FIBERS; LASERS; PUMPING; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; SOLID STATE LASERS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; TRANSMISSION