• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 13, Issue 6, 061407 (2015)
Jinghui Liu, Jinrong Tian*, Zhiyuan Dou, Mengting Hu, and Yanrong Song
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  • College of Applied Sciences, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201513.061407 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Jinghui Liu, Jinrong Tian, Zhiyuan Dou, Mengting Hu, Yanrong Song. Self-Q-switching in bulk Yb:KGd(WO4)2 laser[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2015, 13(6): 061407 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of the self-Q-switched Yb:KGW laser.
    Fig. 1. Schematic of the self-Q-switched Yb:KGW laser.
    Output power in the cw and self-Q-switched state with respect to the pump power.
    Fig. 2. Output power in the cw and self-Q-switched state with respect to the pump power.
    Typical spectra for cw and self-Q-switching at pump powers of 5.95, 9.69, and 13.7 W.
    Fig. 3. Typical spectra for cw and self-Q-switching at pump powers of 5.95, 9.69, and 13.7 W.
    Self-Q-switched pulse trains at a pump power of 7.87 W. (a) Long-term pulse trains. (b) Short-term pulse trains.
    Fig. 4. Self-Q-switched pulse trains at a pump power of 7.87 W. (a) Long-term pulse trains. (b) Short-term pulse trains.
    The pulse width as a function of the incident pump power.
    Fig. 5. The pulse width as a function of the incident pump power.
    The pulse repetition rate as a function of the incident pump power.
    Fig. 6. The pulse repetition rate as a function of the incident pump power.
    The pulse repetition rate of the self-Q-switching versus the modulation depth.
    Fig. 7. The pulse repetition rate of the self-Q-switching versus the modulation depth.
    Energy level of the F5/22 and F7/22 manifolds of Yb3+ in KGW.
    Fig. 8. Energy level of the F5/22 and F7/22 manifolds of Yb3+ in KGW.
    Jinghui Liu, Jinrong Tian, Zhiyuan Dou, Mengting Hu, Yanrong Song. Self-Q-switching in bulk Yb:KGd(WO4)2 laser[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2015, 13(6): 061407
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