• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 17, Issue 6, 061402 (2019)
Yuxiang Sun1, Mengxia Wang1, Xinle Wang1, Ying Zhou1..., Bo Wang1,2, Zhengping Wang1,2,*, Fapeng Yu1,** and Xinguang Xu1,2|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials and Device (Shandong University), Ministry of Education, Jinan 250100, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201917.061402 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yuxiang Sun, Mengxia Wang, Xinle Wang, Ying Zhou, Bo Wang, Zhengping Wang, Fapeng Yu, Xinguang Xu, "Passively Q-switched self-frequency doubling Nd3+:ReCa4O(BO3)3 (Re = Y, Gd) lasers with tin diselenide as a saturable absorber," Chin. Opt. Lett. 17, 061402 (2019) Copy Citation Text show less
    Experimental set-up of SnSe2 PQS SFD laser. 1, SFD crystal; 2, SnSe2 SA; 3, output mirror; 4, filter; 5, beam splitter; 6, power meter; 7, oscilloscope.
    Fig. 1. Experimental set-up of SnSe2 PQS SFD laser. 1, SFD crystal; 2, SnSe2 SA; 3, output mirror; 4, filter; 5, beam splitter; 6, power meter; 7, oscilloscope.
    a, The SnSe2-PVA dispersion solution. b, The SA with SnSe2-PVA thin film.
    Fig. 2. a, The SnSe2-PVA dispersion solution. b, The SA with SnSe2-PVA thin film.
    Transmission spectra of SnSe2 SA and blank quartz substrate.
    Fig. 3. Transmission spectra of SnSe2 SA and blank quartz substrate.
    Transmittance variation of SnSe2 SA with incident power intensity of 1064 nm.
    Fig. 4. Transmittance variation of SnSe2 SA with incident power intensity of 1064 nm.
    PQS SFD laser characteristics of Nd:YCOB crystal with SnSe2 as SA. a, Output powers of cw and PQS lasers. b, Pulse width and repetition rate. c, Single pulse energy and peak power. d, Pulse train with a repetition rate of 17.6 kHz and single pulse waveform with a width of 91.9 ns.
    Fig. 5. PQS SFD laser characteristics of Nd:YCOB crystal with SnSe2 as SA. a, Output powers of cw and PQS lasers. b, Pulse width and repetition rate. c, Single pulse energy and peak power. d, Pulse train with a repetition rate of 17.6 kHz and single pulse waveform with a width of 91.9 ns.
    PQS SFD laser characteristics of Nd:GdCOB crystal with SnSe2 as SA. a, Output powers of cw and PQS lasers. b, Pulse width and repetition rate. c, Single pulse energy and peak power. d, Pulse train with a repetition rate of 22.1 kHz and single pulse waveform with a width of 48.7 ns.
    Fig. 6. PQS SFD laser characteristics of Nd:GdCOB crystal with SnSe2 as SA. a, Output powers of cw and PQS lasers. b, Pulse width and repetition rate. c, Single pulse energy and peak power. d, Pulse train with a repetition rate of 22.1 kHz and single pulse waveform with a width of 48.7 ns.
    Yuxiang Sun, Mengxia Wang, Xinle Wang, Ying Zhou, Bo Wang, Zhengping Wang, Fapeng Yu, Xinguang Xu, "Passively Q-switched self-frequency doubling Nd3+:ReCa4O(BO3)3 (Re = Y, Gd) lasers with tin diselenide as a saturable absorber," Chin. Opt. Lett. 17, 061402 (2019)
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