• Opto-Electronic Advances
  • Vol. 4, Issue 4, 210006-1 (2021)
Xiuji Lin, Qichen Feng, Yao Zhu, Shuaihao Ji, Bo Xiao, Huiying Xu, Wensong Li*, and Zhiping Cai
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  • Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Electronic Science and Engineering (National Model Microelectronics College), Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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    DOI: 10.29026/oea.2021.210006 Cite this Article
    Xiuji Lin, Qichen Feng, Yao Zhu, Shuaihao Ji, Bo Xiao, Huiying Xu, Wensong Li, Zhiping Cai. Diode-pumped wavelength-switchable visible Pr3+:YLF laser and vortex laser around 670 nm[J]. Opto-Electronic Advances, 2021, 4(4): 210006-1 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Here we developed a novel wavelength-switchable visible continuous-wave (CW) Pr3+:YLF laser around 670 nm. In single-wavelength laser operations, the maximum output powers of 2.60 W, 1.26 W, and 0.21 W, the maximum slope efficiencies of 34.7%, 27.3%, and 12.3% were achieved with good beam qualities (M2 < 1.6) at 670.4 nm, 674.2 nm, and 678.9 nm, respectively. Record-high output power (2.6 W) and record-high slope efficiency (34.7%) were achieved for the Pr 3+:YLF laser operation at 670.4 nm. This is also the first demonstration of longer-wavelength peaks beyond 670 nm in the 3P13F3 transition of Pr3+:YLF. In multi-wavelength laser operations, the dual-wavelength lasings, including 670.1/674.8 nm, 670.1/679.1 nm, and 675.0/679.4 nm, were obtained by fine adjustment of one/two etalons within the cavity. Furthermore, the triple-wavelength lasings, e.g. 672.2/674.2/678.6 nm and 670.4/674.8/679.4 nm, were successfully demonstrated. Moreover, both the first-order vortex lasers (LG0+1 and LG0-1 modes) at 670.4 nm were obtained by off-axis pumping.
    ${P_{{\rm{in}}}} = \frac{{{A_{\rm{e}}}\gamma {I_{{\rm{sat}}}}}}{{{\eta _{\rm{p}}}}}{\left[ {\mathop \smallint \nolimits_a \frac{{\epsilon \left( {x,y,z} \right)g\left( {x,y,z} \right)}}{{\left( {2{P_{{\rm{out}}}}/T{A_{\rm{e}}}{I_{{\rm{sat}}}}} \right)\epsilon \left( {x,y,z} \right) + 1}}\rm{d}V} \right]^{ - 1}}\;,$(1)

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    $ {{\rm{e}}}^{\frac{-2({x}^{2}+{y}^{2})}{{w}_{\rm{l}}^{2}}}\;, $(2)

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    $ \frac{2\alpha {\beta }_{\rm{pe}}}{{\rm{π}} {\bar{w}}_{\rm{pe}}^{2}\left(1-{\rm{e}}^{-\alpha l}\right)}{\rm{e}}^{-2\left(\frac{{\beta }_{\rm{pe}}^{2}{x}^{2}+{y}^{2}}{{\bar{w}}_{\rm{pe}}^{2}}\right)-\alpha z}\;, $(3)

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    $ T=\frac{1}{1+\dfrac{4R}{(1-R{)}^{2}}{\rm{sin}}^{2}\left(\dfrac{2{\rm{π}} }{\lambda }nd{\rm{cos}}\theta \right)}\;, $(4)

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    Xiuji Lin, Qichen Feng, Yao Zhu, Shuaihao Ji, Bo Xiao, Huiying Xu, Wensong Li, Zhiping Cai. Diode-pumped wavelength-switchable visible Pr3+:YLF laser and vortex laser around 670 nm[J]. Opto-Electronic Advances, 2021, 4(4): 210006-1
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