• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 16, Issue 4, 043201 (2018)
Chunbo Li1、2、3, Xikui Ren1、2, Honglei Wu2, Ruisheng Zheng2, Junqing Zhao4, Deqin Ouyang3, Chenlin Du1、2、3, Peiguang Yan1、2, and Shuangchen Ruan1、2、3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • 2Sino-German College for Intelligent Manufacturing, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • 4Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201816.043201 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Chunbo Li, Xikui Ren, Honglei Wu, Ruisheng Zheng, Junqing Zhao, Deqin Ouyang, Chenlin Du, Peiguang Yan, Shuangchen Ruan. Octave-spanning visible supercontinuum generation from an aluminum nitride single crystal pumped by a 355  nm nanosecond pulse[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2018, 16(4): 043201 Copy Citation Text show less
    Solidification process of the grinding sample.
    Fig. 1. Solidification process of the grinding sample.
    Schematic illustration of the polishing process.
    Fig. 2. Schematic illustration of the polishing process.
    XRD spectrum of the as-obtained AlN crystal. Inset: photograph of the polished AlN single crystal.
    Fig. 3. XRD spectrum of the as-obtained AlN crystal. Inset: photograph of the polished AlN single crystal.
    Raman spectrum of the polished AlN under ambient conditions.
    Fig. 4. Raman spectrum of the polished AlN under ambient conditions.
    Experimental setup for the SC generation. UV laser: 355 nm laser; Mirror: flat mirror with protected aluminum; NPF: narrow-bandpass filter; L1, L2: UV-fused silica plano–convex lenses; DM: dichroic mirrors HT@330–360 nm and HR@385–450 nm; LPF: longpass filter; Spect: spectrometer.
    Fig. 5. Experimental setup for the SC generation. UV laser: 355 nm laser; Mirror: flat mirror with protected aluminum; NPF: narrow-bandpass filter; L1, L2: UV-fused silica plano–convex lenses; DM: dichroic mirrors HT@330–360 nm and HR@385–450 nm; LPF: longpass filter; Spect: spectrometer.
    Supercontinuum evolution with different pump powers at 355 nm.
    Fig. 6. Supercontinuum evolution with different pump powers at 355 nm.
    Output spectrum at the maximum pump power of 9 W. Inset: the corresponding output far-field beam profile.
    Fig. 7. Output spectrum at the maximum pump power of 9 W. Inset: the corresponding output far-field beam profile.
    Relationship between the output characteristics and the input pump power.
    Fig. 8. Relationship between the output characteristics and the input pump power.
    Chunbo Li, Xikui Ren, Honglei Wu, Ruisheng Zheng, Junqing Zhao, Deqin Ouyang, Chenlin Du, Peiguang Yan, Shuangchen Ruan. Octave-spanning visible supercontinuum generation from an aluminum nitride single crystal pumped by a 355  nm nanosecond pulse[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2018, 16(4): 043201
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