• High Power Laser Science and Engineering
  • Vol. 6, Issue 1, 010000e4 (2018)
Yang Bai1、2、3、†, Bing Bai1、2、3, Diao Li1、2、3, Yanxiao Sun1、2、3, Jianlin Li1、2、3, Lei Hou1、2、3, Mingxuan Hu1、2、3, and Jintao Bai1、2、3
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Technology and Functional Materials (Culture Base), Institute of Photonics and Photon-Technology, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
  • 2Shaanxi Engineering Technology Research Center for Solid State Lasers and Application, Xi’an 710069, China
  • 3Provincial Key Laboratory of Photo-electronic Technology, Institute of Photonics and Photon-Technology, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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    DOI: 10.1017/hpl.2017.38 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yang Bai, Bing Bai, Diao Li, Yanxiao Sun, Jianlin Li, Lei Hou, Mingxuan Hu, Jintao Bai. Pulsed LD side-pumped MgO: LN electro-optic cavity-dumped 1123 nm Nd: YAG laser with short pulse width and high peak power[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2018, 6(1): 010000e4 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of the laser setup.
    Fig. 1. Schematic of the laser setup.
    Variation curves of the sagittal and tangential spot sizes with the cavity length at repetition rates of (a) 1 kHz and (b) 100 Hz.
    Fig. 2. Variation curves of the sagittal and tangential spot sizes with the cavity length at repetition rates of (a) 1 kHz and (b) 100 Hz.
    Pulse energy and pulse width as a function of pump current and pump voltage at different repetition rates.
    Fig. 3. Pulse energy and pulse width as a function of pump current and pump voltage at different repetition rates.
    Output spectrum at 1 kHz repetition rate.
    Fig. 4. Output spectrum at 1 kHz repetition rate.
    Output single-pulse waveforms at repetition rates of (a) 1 kHz, (b) 700 Hz, (c) 400 Hz, and (d) 100 Hz.
    Fig. 5. Output single-pulse waveforms at repetition rates of (a) 1 kHz, (b) 700 Hz, (c) 400 Hz, and (d) 100 Hz.
    Output characteristics of 1123 nm laser beam at 1 kHz. (a) Measured results of the laser beam quality, (b) 3D and 2D (inset) beam energy density distributions.
    Fig. 6. Output characteristics of 1123 nm laser beam at 1 kHz. (a) Measured results of the laser beam quality, (b) 3D and 2D (inset) beam energy density distributions.
    Repetition rateMaximum single-pulse energyPulse widthPeak powerInstability of pulse widthInstability of single-pulse energy
    1.0 kHz11.3 mJ5.05 ns2.24 MW$\pm 2.65\%$$\pm 3.47\%$
    700 Hz18.3 mJ4.70 ns3.89 MW$\pm 2.41\%$$\pm 3.14\%$
    400 Hz26.9 mJ4.51 ns5.96 MW$\pm 1.75\%$$\pm 2.59\%$
    100 Hz39.6 mJ4.07 ns9.73 MW$\pm 1.55\%$$\pm 2.06\%$
    Table 1. Main output parameters of the cavity-dumped laser under the maximum pump current of 110 A.
    Yang Bai, Bing Bai, Diao Li, Yanxiao Sun, Jianlin Li, Lei Hou, Mingxuan Hu, Jintao Bai. Pulsed LD side-pumped MgO: LN electro-optic cavity-dumped 1123 nm Nd: YAG laser with short pulse width and high peak power[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2018, 6(1): 010000e4
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