V3+:YAG as the saturable absorber for a diode-pumped quasi-three-level dual-wavelength Nd:GGG laser

被引:57
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作者
Huang, Hai-Tao [1 ]
He, Jing-Liang [1 ]
Zhang, Bai-Tao [1 ]
Yang, Jian-Fei [1 ]
Xu, Jin-Long [1 ]
Zuo, Chun-Hua [1 ]
Tao, Xu-Tang [1 ]
机构
[1] Shandong Univ, Inst Crystal Mat, State Key Lab Crystal Mat, Jinan 250100, Peoples R China
来源
OPTICS EXPRESS | 2010年 / 18卷 / 04期
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
YTTRIUM-ALUMINUM-GARNET; OPTICAL-SPECTRA; V-YAG; NM; CRYSTAL; ABSORPTION; 1.34-MU-M;
D O I
10.1364/OE.18.003352
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The performance of a diode-end-pumped passively Q-switched dual-wavelength Nd:GGG laser operating at 932.9 and 936.5nm with V3+:YAG as the saturable absorber was demonstrated for the first time to the best of our knowledge. The maximum dual-wavelength average output power of 150mW was achieved with a T = 2% output coupler under the absorbed pump power of 2.55W, corresponding to the optical-to-optical conversion and slope efficiency of 5.9% and 8.0%, respectively. The minimum pulse width was 395ns with the pulse repetition frequency of 140kHz, which was attained with a T = 5% output coupler under the absorbed pump power of 2.55W. (C) 2010 Optical Society of America
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页码:3352 / 3357
页数:6
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