• Advanced Photonics Nexus
  • Vol. 2, Issue 5, 056004 (2023)
Huichen Si, Fei Liang*, Dazhi Lu, Haohai Yu*..., Huaijin Zhang and Yicheng Wu|Show fewer author(s)
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  • Shandong University, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Institute of Crystal Materials, Jinan, China
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    Huichen Si, Fei Liang, Dazhi Lu, Haohai Yu, Huaijin Zhang, Yicheng Wu, "Operation of multiphonon-assisted laser in the nanosecond time scales," Adv. Photon. Nexus 2, 056004 (2023) Copy Citation Text show less
    Unpolarized gain cross sections of Yb:YCOB crystal. Inset, Stark splitting energy levels of Yb3+ ion in Yb:YCOB crystal.
    Fig. 1. Unpolarized gain cross sections of Yb:YCOB crystal. Inset, Stark splitting energy levels of Yb3+ ion in Yb:YCOB crystal.
    Experimental setup for Yb:YCOB laser. SA represents saturable absorber (monolayer graphene and Cr:YAG). M1 is an input mirror directly coated on the front face of the Yb:YCOB crystal.
    Fig. 2. Experimental setup for Yb:YCOB laser. SA represents saturable absorber (monolayer graphene and Cr:YAG). M1 is an input mirror directly coated on the front face of the Yb:YCOB crystal.
    Graphene Q-switch pulse laser generation of Yb:YCOB crystal at 1130 nm. (a) Output powers of the Yb:YCOB crystal under CW and Q-switched regimes. The dashed lines represent the fitting curves. η is the slope efficiency. (b) Lasing wavelength under CW and Q-switched regimes.
    Fig. 3. Graphene Q-switch pulse laser generation of Yb:YCOB crystal at 1130 nm. (a) Output powers of the Yb:YCOB crystal under CW and Q-switched regimes. The dashed lines represent the fitting curves. η is the slope efficiency. (b) Lasing wavelength under CW and Q-switched regimes.
    Graphene Q-switched pulse laser properties. (a) Pulse width and repetition under different pump powers. (b) Corresponding individual pulse profiles. (c) Laser pulse trains with reception of 36.1 kHz.
    Fig. 4. Graphene Q-switched pulse laser properties. (a) Pulse width and repetition under different pump powers. (b) Corresponding individual pulse profiles. (c) Laser pulse trains with reception of 36.1 kHz.
    Change of pulse energy and peak power with absorbed pump power.
    Fig. 5. Change of pulse energy and peak power with absorbed pump power.
    Cr:YAG Q-switch pulse laser generation of Yb:YCOB crystal at 1130 nm. (a) Output powers of the Yb:YCOB crystal under CW and Q-switched regime. The solid lines represent the fitting curves. η is the slope efficiency. (b) Lasing wavelengths under CW and Q-switched regime.
    Fig. 6. Cr:YAG Q-switch pulse laser generation of Yb:YCOB crystal at 1130 nm. (a) Output powers of the Yb:YCOB crystal under CW and Q-switched regime. The solid lines represent the fitting curves. η is the slope efficiency. (b) Lasing wavelengths under CW and Q-switched regime.
    (a) Pulse width and repetition under different pump powers. (b) Corresponding individual pulse profiles. (c) Laser pulse trains with reception of 2.3 kHz.
    Fig. 7. (a) Pulse width and repetition under different pump powers. (b) Corresponding individual pulse profiles. (c) Laser pulse trains with reception of 2.3 kHz.
    Change of pulse energy and peak power with absorbed pump power.
    Fig. 8. Change of pulse energy and peak power with absorbed pump power.
    Q-switchλp (nm)Pavr (W)PRF (kHz)Tp (ns)Ep (μJ)Pp (kW)
    AO281027.50.950.2114750432
    AO291020 and 10230.530.1215300252.4
    SA: Cr:YAG301030 to 10352.144.59.347651.2
    SA: Cr:YAG311031.54.25.73.6737205
    SA: Cr:YAG321022 and 1031.84.133.2351280256
    SA: MoTe2331035.51.58704522.250.04
    SA: WS2341033.5 and 1036.44.05606666.670.1
    SA: Bi2Te3351030.3 and 1033.33.85400969.630.1
    SA: GaAs3610325.7116.715348.80.32
    SA: GaAs371022.71.02113.6102075
    SA: InGaAs QWs2710861.1571001651.65
    SA: graphene (this work)1130.40.64536.123717.90.075
    SA: Cr:YAG (this work)1126.70.4692.3292047.03
    Table 1. Laser activities of Q-switched Yb:YCOB and Yb:GdCOB laser.a
    Huichen Si, Fei Liang, Dazhi Lu, Haohai Yu, Huaijin Zhang, Yicheng Wu, "Operation of multiphonon-assisted laser in the nanosecond time scales," Adv. Photon. Nexus 2, 056004 (2023)
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