• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 18, Issue 3, 031401 (2020)
Shanghua Li1、2, Qing Wang1、2、*, Rui Song1、2, Fangfang Hou1、2, Mingwei Gao1、2, and Chunqing Gao1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Information Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202018.031401 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Shanghua Li, Qing Wang, Rui Song, Fangfang Hou, Mingwei Gao, Chunqing Gao. Laser diode pumped high-energy single-frequency Er:YAG laser with hundreds of nanoseconds pulse duration[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2020, 18(3): 031401 Copy Citation Text show less
    Maximum upper-state density versus different pump wavelengths.
    Fig. 1. Maximum upper-state density versus different pump wavelengths.
    Schematic diagram of laser setup. PD, photo detector; PBS, polarization beam splitter; HWP, half-wave plate; ISO, isolator; LD, laser diode; AOM, acousto-optic modulator; PZT, piezoelectric ceramic transducer.
    Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of laser setup. PD, photo detector; PBS, polarization beam splitter; HWP, half-wave plate; ISO, isolator; LD, laser diode; AOM, acousto-optic modulator; PZT, piezoelectric ceramic transducer.
    Q-switched pulse energy and width without seed injection versus pump power.
    Fig. 3. Q-switched pulse energy and width without seed injection versus pump power.
    Characteristics of single-frequency pulse energy and width versus pump power.
    Fig. 4. Characteristics of single-frequency pulse energy and width versus pump power.
    Build-up time with and without seed injection at a PRF of 200 Hz.
    Fig. 5. Build-up time with and without seed injection at a PRF of 200 Hz.
    Heterodyne detection result and FFT result at the highest output energy.
    Fig. 6. Heterodyne detection result and FFT result at the highest output energy.
    Central frequency stability of the beating signal.
    Fig. 7. Central frequency stability of the beating signal.
    Beam characterization at highest output energy.
    Fig. 8. Beam characterization at highest output energy.
    ItemDefinition
    ΔNInversion density
    f2Pump transition upper-state Boltzmann factor
    f1Pump transition lower-state Boltzmann factor
    N2Upper-state population density
    N1Lower-state population density
    NTotal dopant concentration
    βNormalized upper-state density
    Table 1. Definition of the Parameters
    Shanghua Li, Qing Wang, Rui Song, Fangfang Hou, Mingwei Gao, Chunqing Gao. Laser diode pumped high-energy single-frequency Er:YAG laser with hundreds of nanoseconds pulse duration[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2020, 18(3): 031401
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