• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 56, Issue 16, 161401 (2019)
Si Zhang1、2, Nan Wang2, Xubao Wang1, and Xuechun Lin2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1 Institute of Laser Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
  • 2 Laboratory of All-Solid-State Light Sources, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP56.161401 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Si Zhang, Nan Wang, Xubao Wang, Xuechun Lin. Improving Extinction Ratio of Output Laser with Anisotropy of Cr 4+∶YAG Crystal [J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(16): 161401 Copy Citation Text show less
    Experimental equipment for testing anisotropy of Cr4+∶YAG crystal
    Fig. 1. Experimental equipment for testing anisotropy of Cr4+∶YAG crystal
    Relative position between polarization direction of incident laser and crystal axis of Cr4+∶YAG. (a) [100]-cut; (b) [110]-cut
    Fig. 2. Relative position between polarization direction of incident laser and crystal axis of Cr4+∶YAG. (a) [100]-cut; (b) [110]-cut
    1064 nm laser transmittance of Cr4+∶YAG in different cutting directions (initial transmittance is 30%)
    Fig. 3. 1064 nm laser transmittance of Cr4+∶YAG in different cutting directions (initial transmittance is 30%)
    1064 nm laser transmittance of Cr4+∶YAG at different power densities (initial transmittance is 30%). (a) [100]-cut; (b) [110]-cut
    Fig. 4. 1064 nm laser transmittance of Cr4+∶YAG at different power densities (initial transmittance is 30%). (a) [100]-cut; (b) [110]-cut
    1064 nm laser transmittance under different initial transmissions of Cr4+∶YAG. (a) [100]-cut; (b) [110]-cut
    Fig. 5. 1064 nm laser transmittance under different initial transmissions of Cr4+∶YAG. (a) [100]-cut; (b) [110]-cut
    Diagram of passively Q-switched Nd∶YAG/Cr4+∶YAG laser with linear polarization pump
    Fig. 6. Diagram of passively Q-switched Nd∶YAG/Cr4+∶YAG laser with linear polarization pump
    Output pulse of [100]-cut Cr4+∶YAG Q-switched laser. (a) Pulse width; (b) repetition rate
    Fig. 7. Output pulse of [100]-cut Cr4+∶YAG Q-switched laser. (a) Pulse width; (b) repetition rate
    Output pulse of [110]-cut Cr4+∶YAG Q-switched laser. (a) Pulse width; (b) repetition frequency
    Fig. 8. Output pulse of [110]-cut Cr4+∶YAG Q-switched laser. (a) Pulse width; (b) repetition frequency
    Si Zhang, Nan Wang, Xubao Wang, Xuechun Lin. Improving Extinction Ratio of Output Laser with Anisotropy of Cr 4+∶YAG Crystal [J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(16): 161401
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