• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 56, Issue 6, 061401 (2019)
Xuheng Gao** and Lizhi Wu*
Author Affiliations
  • School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210094, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP56.061401 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Xuheng Gao, Lizhi Wu. Passively Q-Switched Solid State Monolithic Laser Based on Composite Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG Crystal[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(6): 061401 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of laser and gain media. (a) Schematic of composite Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG monolithic laser; (b) Nd∶YAG gain media bounded with Cr∶YAG saturable absorber
    Fig. 1. Schematic of laser and gain media. (a) Schematic of composite Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG monolithic laser; (b) Nd∶YAG gain media bounded with Cr∶YAG saturable absorber
    Total output pulse energy and conversion efficiency versus pump pulse energy
    Fig. 2. Total output pulse energy and conversion efficiency versus pump pulse energy
    Output parameters of composite Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG monolithic laser versus pump pulse energy. (a) Single output pulse energy and pulse width; (b) output pulse number and peak power
    Fig. 3. Output parameters of composite Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG monolithic laser versus pump pulse energy. (a) Single output pulse energy and pulse width; (b) output pulse number and peak power
    Pulse trains of composite Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG monolithic laser under different pump laser durations. (a) 0.9 ms; (b) 1.3 ms; (c) 1.7 ms
    Fig. 4. Pulse trains of composite Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG monolithic laser under different pump laser durations. (a) 0.9 ms; (b) 1.3 ms; (c) 1.7 ms
    Temporal pulse profileof composite Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG monolithic laser
    Fig. 5. Temporal pulse profileof composite Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG monolithic laser
    Curves of photon density and population inversion density calculated by model. (a) Photon density versus population inversion density; (b) population inversion density versus time; (c) photo density versus time; (d) particle density versus time
    Fig. 6. Curves of photon density and population inversion density calculated by model. (a) Photon density versus population inversion density; (b) population inversion density versus time; (c) photo density versus time; (d) particle density versus time
    Prototype of composite Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG monolithic laser. (a) Structural diagram; (b) physical map
    Fig. 7. Prototype of composite Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG monolithic laser. (a) Structural diagram; (b) physical map
    ParameterValueParameterValue
    σ /cm22.35×10-19L/cm0.8
    σsg /cm24.3×10-18lg /mm4
    σse /cm28.2×10-19ls /mm4
    τ /μs210R0.5
    τs /μs3.4T00.3
    γ1N0 /cm-31.52×1020
    n1.82A /mm20.283
    /J1.87×10-19δL0.1
    c /(m·s-1)3×108
    Table 1. Parameters of composite Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG monolithic laser
    Xuheng Gao, Lizhi Wu. Passively Q-Switched Solid State Monolithic Laser Based on Composite Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG Crystal[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(6): 061401
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