• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 21, Issue 4, 041404 (2023)
Weihang Cao1、2, Zhengdong Dai1、2, Run Fang1、2、3, Zhongyu Wang1、2, Yuchen Xue1、2, Bo Xiao1、2, Huiying Xu1、2, and Zhiping Cai1、2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Electronic Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
  • 2Fujian Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Laser Technology and Applications, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
  • 3School of Physics and Electronic Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550001, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202321.041404 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Weihang Cao, Zhengdong Dai, Run Fang, Zhongyu Wang, Yuchen Xue, Bo Xiao, Huiying Xu, Zhiping Cai. Watt-level laser operation of Pr3+:YLF at 696 and 698 nm[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2023, 21(4): 041404 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic experimental setup of the LD-pumped Pr3+:YLF CW laser.
    Fig. 1. Schematic experimental setup of the LD-pumped Pr3+:YLF CW laser.
    Transmission curve of IM and OC.
    Fig. 2. Transmission curve of IM and OC.
    Partial energy level scheme of Pr3+:YLF crystal.
    Fig. 3. Partial energy level scheme of Pr3+:YLF crystal.
    Laser output performance at 698.6 and 696.6 nm. (a), (c) Experimental input–output relationship and simulation results; (b), (d) laser emission spectra of 698.6 and 696.6 nm.
    Fig. 4. Laser output performance at 698.6 and 696.6 nm. (a), (c) Experimental input–output relationship and simulation results; (b), (d) laser emission spectra of 698.6 and 696.6 nm.
    (a), (b) Measured corresponding M2 factors of 696.6 and 698.6 nm, respectively; (c), (d) power stabilities of lasers at 696.6 and 698.6 nm.
    Fig. 5. (a), (b) Measured corresponding M2 factors of 696.6 and 698.6 nm, respectively; (c), (d) power stabilities of lasers at 696.6 and 698.6 nm.
    λ (nm)σe (10-20 cm2)Isat (mW/µm2)ϖp (µm)γT (%)
    6961.515.106750.01550.42
    6989.790.7851080.0231.55
    Table 1. Parameters Used in the Simulation of Lasers at 698 and 696 nm
    Weihang Cao, Zhengdong Dai, Run Fang, Zhongyu Wang, Yuchen Xue, Bo Xiao, Huiying Xu, Zhiping Cai. Watt-level laser operation of Pr3+:YLF at 696 and 698 nm[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2023, 21(4): 041404
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