• Opto-Electronic Engineering
  • Vol. 49, Issue 4, 210364 (2022)
Weihang Cao1、†, Zhuang Li1、†, Chengkun Shi1, Jiazhen Lin1, Xiuji Lin1, Guozhen Xu2, Huiying Xu1, and Zhiping Cai1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
  • 2College of Physics and Information Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
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    DOI: 10.12086/oee.2022.210364 Cite this Article
    Weihang Cao, Zhuang Li, Chengkun Shi, Jiazhen Lin, Xiuji Lin, Guozhen Xu, Huiying Xu, Zhiping Cai. Overview of research and development of Pr3+ doped solid-state lasers[J]. Opto-Electronic Engineering, 2022, 49(4): 210364 Copy Citation Text show less
    Energy level structure of Pr3+[11]
    Fig. 1. Energy level structure of Pr3+[11]
    Schematic diagram of intracavity frequency doubling experiment setup[28]. OPS: optically pumped semiconductor; M1: input mirror (R=50 mm); M2: folding mirror (R=100 mm); M3: end mirror (R=50 mm)
    Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of intracavity frequency doubling experiment setup[28]. OPS: optically pumped semiconductor; M1: input mirror (R=50 mm); M2: folding mirror (R=100 mm); M3: end mirror (R=50 mm)
    Schematic diagram of experimental setup[50]. (a) 4.88 W high power high-efficiency orange laser, the cavity length is 51 mm, M1 and M2 are flat-concave mirrors with curvature radius of 50 mm; (b) 3.80 W high power orange laser with improved beam quality, the cavity is a 72 mm flat concave cavity, M3 is a flat concave mirror with curvature radius of 100 mm, and M4 is a flat mirror with tunable transmission
    Fig. 3. Schematic diagram of experimental setup[50]. (a) 4.88 W high power high-efficiency orange laser, the cavity length is 51 mm, M1 and M2 are flat-concave mirrors with curvature radius of 50 mm; (b) 3.80 W high power orange laser with improved beam quality, the cavity is a 72 mm flat concave cavity, M3 is a flat concave mirror with curvature radius of 100 mm, and M4 is a flat mirror with tunable transmission
    Research status of several typical Pr:YLF continuous-wave visible lasers. The label for each marker corresponds to the output wavelength and the type of pump source used in the pumped Pr:YLF crystal
    Fig. 4. Research status of several typical Pr:YLF continuous-wave visible lasers. The label for each marker corresponds to the output wavelength and the type of pump source used in the pumped Pr:YLF crystal
    Schematic diagram of the experiment of diode-pumped Pr:YLF with switchable wavelength near 670 nm[57]
    Fig. 5. Schematic diagram of the experiment of diode-pumped Pr:YLF with switchable wavelength near 670 nm[57]
    Schematic diagram of diode-pumped Q-switched Pr:YLF visible laser using Bi2Se3 as SA[73]. IM: input mirror, OC: output coupler
    Fig. 6. Schematic diagram of diode-pumped Q-switched Pr:YLF visible laser using Bi2Se3 as SA[73]. IM: input mirror, OC: output coupler
    Schematic diagram of Pr:YLF double pulse laser experiment setup[79]
    Fig. 7. Schematic diagram of Pr:YLF double pulse laser experiment setup[79]
    Cavity configuration of the mode-locked Pr3+:LiYF4 laser[88]
    Fig. 8. Cavity configuration of the mode-locked Pr3+:LiYF4 laser[88]
    Layout of the Pr:YAlO3 mode-locked laser system using the nonlinear mirror method[92]
    Fig. 9. Layout of the Pr:YAlO3 mode-locked laser system using the nonlinear mirror method[92]
    Schematic of the passively mode-locked Pr:YLF laser with a SESAM and pumped by InGaN blue LDs[94]
    Fig. 10. Schematic of the passively mode-locked Pr:YLF laser with a SESAM and pumped by InGaN blue LDs[94]
    Summary of Pr3+ doped crystal mode-locking in the visible range[97]
    Fig. 11. Summary of Pr3+ doped crystal mode-locking in the visible range[97]
    Diode pumped 604 nm and 607 nm quadratically polarized SLM-Pr:YLF laser experimental setup[102]
    Fig. 12. Diode pumped 604 nm and 607 nm quadratically polarized SLM-Pr:YLF laser experimental setup[102]
    Weihang Cao, Zhuang Li, Chengkun Shi, Jiazhen Lin, Xiuji Lin, Guozhen Xu, Huiying Xu, Zhiping Cai. Overview of research and development of Pr3+ doped solid-state lasers[J]. Opto-Electronic Engineering, 2022, 49(4): 210364
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