• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 7, Issue 2, 162 (2019)
Yaqi Cai1, Bin Xu1、*, Yunshan Zhang1, Qingyu Tian1, Xiaodong Xu2、5, Qingsong Song2, Dongzhen Li2, Jun Xu3, and Ivan Buchvarov4
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Electronic Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
  • 2Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
  • 3School of Physics Science and Engineering, Institute for Advanced Study, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
  • 4Department of Physics, Sofia University, 5 James Bourchier Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
  • 5e-mail: xdxu79@jsnu.edu.cn
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.7.000162 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yaqi Cai, Bin Xu, Yunshan Zhang, Qingyu Tian, Xiaodong Xu, Qingsong Song, Dongzhen Li, Jun Xu, Ivan Buchvarov. High power and energy generation in a Nd:YAG single-crystal fiber laser at 1834  nm[J]. Photonics Research, 2019, 7(2): 162 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Photograph of the as-grown Nd:YAG single-crystal fiber via the μ-PD technique. (b) Emission spectrum of Nd:YAG single-crystal fiber at around 1.8 μm under 808 nm diode excitation.
    Fig. 1. (a) Photograph of the as-grown Nd:YAG single-crystal fiber via the μ-PD technique. (b) Emission spectrum of Nd:YAG single-crystal fiber at around 1.8 μm under 808 nm diode excitation.
    Schematic of the diode-pumped Nd:YAG fiber laser experimental setup.
    Fig. 2. Schematic of the diode-pumped Nd:YAG fiber laser experimental setup.
    Dependence of output power on pump power of the continuous-wave and Q-switched Nd:YAG fiber lasers.
    Fig. 3. Dependence of output power on pump power of the continuous-wave and Q-switched Nd:YAG fiber lasers.
    Typical laser spectrum of the Nd:YAG fiber laser at about 1834 nm.
    Fig. 4. Typical laser spectrum of the Nd:YAG fiber laser at about 1834 nm.
    Typical pulse trains and single-pulse profile at (a), (b) threshold and (c), (d) maximum output power, respectively.
    Fig. 5. Typical pulse trains and single-pulse profile at (a), (b) threshold and (c), (d) maximum output power, respectively.
    Dependences of (a) pulse width, (b) pulse repetition rate, (c) pulse energy, and (d) pulse peak power on pump powers.
    Fig. 6. Dependences of (a) pulse width, (b) pulse repetition rate, (c) pulse energy, and (d) pulse peak power on pump powers.
    Wavelength tuning of Q-switched Nd:YAG lasers around 1834 nm.
    Fig. 7. Wavelength tuning of Q-switched Nd:YAG lasers around 1834 nm.
    Yaqi Cai, Bin Xu, Yunshan Zhang, Qingyu Tian, Xiaodong Xu, Qingsong Song, Dongzhen Li, Jun Xu, Ivan Buchvarov. High power and energy generation in a Nd:YAG single-crystal fiber laser at 1834  nm[J]. Photonics Research, 2019, 7(2): 162
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