• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 42, Issue 9, 0914001 (2022)
Sibo Wang1, Ye Tian1, Bo Qu1, Zhanda Zhu1、2、3、4, Yongling Hui1、2、3、4, Hong Lei1、2、3、4、**, and Qiang Li1、2、3、4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Laser Engineering, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
  • 2Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laser Technology, Beijing 100124, China
  • 3Beijing Higher Institution Engineering Research Center of Advanced Laser Manufacturing, Beijing 100124, China
  • 4Key Laboratory of Trans-Scale Laser Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100124, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS202242.0914001 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Sibo Wang, Ye Tian, Bo Qu, Zhanda Zhu, Yongling Hui, Hong Lei, Qiang Li. Experimental Exploration of Er∶YAG Cascaded Pulsed Laser at Room Temperature[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(9): 0914001 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Cascaded mid-infrared (MIR) Er∶YAG pulsed lasers at room temperature are reported. The characteristic wavelength of the cascaded emission is experimentally observed to be 1469 nm, and that of the excited-state absorption is determined as 1676 nm. Er∶YAG crystals with doping concentrations (atomic number fractions) of 7.5% and 10% are adopted to compare the MIR output energy under the cascade and non-cascade conditions. For the Er∶YAG with a doping concentration of 7.5%, the maximum single pulse energy of MIR laser increases from 0.62 mJ (non-cascade) to 0.99 mJ (cascade), increasing by about 59.7%, and for Er∶YAG with a doping concentration of 10%, that increases from 1.04 mJ (non-cascade) to 1.51 mJ (cascade), increasing by about 45.2%. The experimental results confirm the existence of cascade output at room temperature in low-doped Er∶YAG crystals. The cascade is helpful to improve the single pulse energy of the mid-infrared laser.
    Sibo Wang, Ye Tian, Bo Qu, Zhanda Zhu, Yongling Hui, Hong Lei, Qiang Li. Experimental Exploration of Er∶YAG Cascaded Pulsed Laser at Room Temperature[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(9): 0914001
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