• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 50, Issue 3, 20200038 (2021)
Ce Yang, Hongpan Peng, Meng Chen, Ning Ma, Yaoyao Xue, Xinbiao Du, and Xie Zhang
Author Affiliations
  • Institute of Laser Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20200038 Cite this Article
    Ce Yang, Hongpan Peng, Meng Chen, Ning Ma, Yaoyao Xue, Xinbiao Du, Xie Zhang. Depolarization mechanism and compensation scheme of radially polarized beams[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(3): 20200038 Copy Citation Text show less
    Axis orientations of the Nd:YAG crystal rod
    Fig. 1. Axis orientations of the Nd:YAG crystal rod
    (a) Temperature distribution and (b) heat load distribution in a three-fold laser diode array pumped Nd:YAG crystal rod, which were simulated by the finite element analysis method
    Fig. 2. (a) Temperature distribution and (b) heat load distribution in a three-fold laser diode array pumped Nd:YAG crystal rod, which were simulated by the finite element analysis method
    (a) Positive stress σr, (b) positive stress σφ and (c) the shear stress τrφ on the cross section of crystal rod under non-uniform pumping, which were simulated by the finite element analysis method
    Fig. 3. (a) Positive stress σr, (b) positive stress σφ and (c) the shear stress τ on the cross section of crystal rod under non-uniform pumping, which were simulated by the finite element analysis method
    Comparative analysis of thermally induced birefringence of radially and linearly polarized beams under different pumping current
    Fig. 4. Comparative analysis of thermally induced birefringence of radially and linearly polarized beams under different pumping current
    Optical path schematic diagram of depolarization degree evaluation for the radially polarized beams under non-uniform pumping
    Fig. 5. Optical path schematic diagram of depolarization degree evaluation for the radially polarized beams under non-uniform pumping
    Comparison of the depolarization degrees of the two types of polarized beams under different pumping current
    Fig. 6. Comparison of the depolarization degrees of the two types of polarized beams under different pumping current
    Schematic diagram of measuring the purity of radially polarized beams by slit method
    Fig. 7. Schematic diagram of measuring the purity of radially polarized beams by slit method
    Schematic diagram of radially polarized beam depolarization compensation, in which the insets (a), (b), (c) are the profiles detected at the points of a, b, and c by CCD
    Fig. 8. Schematic diagram of radially polarized beam depolarization compensation, in which the insets (a), (b), (c) are the profiles detected at the points of a, b, and c by CCD
    (a) Compensation results of radially polarized beams depolarization; (b) Amplified power of radially polarized beams
    Fig. 9. (a) Compensation results of radially polarized beams depolarization; (b) Amplified power of radially polarized beams
    ParameterValue
    Crystal doping concentrationNd:YAG 1 at.%
    Average pumping power/W220
    Young’s modulus/kg·mm−23.17×104
    Poisson’s ratio0.3
    Thermal efficiency45%
    Thermal expansion coefficient/K−17.8×10−6 @ <111>
    Thermal conductivity/W·mm−1·K−10.010 3
    Cooling methodActive water cooling
    Cooling temperature/℃25
    Heat sinkCopper
    Table 1. [in Chinese]
    Laser parametersPumping parameters
    Repetition frequency/kHz1Repetition frequency/kHz1
    Pulse width/ps260Duty cycle20%
    Wavelength/nm1 064Wavelength/nm808
    Average power/W6.5Pumping average power/W220 (70 A)
    Crystal size/mm3ϕ4×63 Pumping peaking power/kW1.1 (70 A)
    Doping concentration1 at.%Crystal absorption coefficient/mm−13.5
    Beam quality of M22.6Extraction efficiency5%
    Spot diameter/mm1.2 mmCooling temperature/℃25
    Table 2. [in Chinese]
    Angle/(°)Purity of seed radially polarized beams Purity of amplified radially polarized beams Purity degradation ratio
    094.37%93.18%1.26%
    4594.35%91.96%2.53%
    9093.73%92.76%1.03%
    13593.92%91.89%2.16%
    Table 3. [in Chinese]
    Angle/(°)Configuration ⅰConfiguration ⅱConfiguration ⅲConfiguration ⅳ
    085.49%89.06%89.53%90.85%
    4582.36%87.56%88.17%89.01%
    9084.94%89.62%90.15%91.26%
    13582.97%87.82%88.23%89.41%
    Average83.94%88.52%89.02%90.13%
    Table 4. [in Chinese]
    Ce Yang, Hongpan Peng, Meng Chen, Ning Ma, Yaoyao Xue, Xinbiao Du, Xie Zhang. Depolarization mechanism and compensation scheme of radially polarized beams[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(3): 20200038
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