• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 9, Issue 7, 1191 (2021)
Meng’en Wei1、2, Tingqing Cheng1, Renqin Dou3, Qingli Zhang3, and Haihe Jiang1、2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Technology, Center of Medical Physics and Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
  • 2University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 3Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.424989 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Meng’en Wei, Tingqing Cheng, Renqin Dou, Qingli Zhang, Haihe Jiang. Superior performance of a 2 kHz pulse Nd:YAG laser based on a gradient-doped crystal[J]. Photonics Research, 2021, 9(7): 1191 Copy Citation Text show less
    Nd3+ concentration distribution along the crystal rod axis.
    Fig. 1. Nd3+ concentration distribution along the crystal rod axis.
    Different temperature distribution of the two crystal rods under pump power of 45 W. Crystals rod of (a) 0.39–0.80 at.%, (b) 0.60 at.%.
    Fig. 2. Different temperature distribution of the two crystal rods under pump power of 45 W. Crystals rod of (a) 0.39–0.80 at.%, (b) 0.60 at.%.
    Different temperature distribution of the rod axis.
    Fig. 3. Different temperature distribution of the rod axis.
    Dependence of the focal length on the pump power. Different Nd:YAG concentrations of (a) 0.40 at.%, (b) 0.60 at.%, (c) 0.80 at.%, (d) 0.39–0.80 at.%, and (e) 0.80–0.39 at.%. Theoretical calculation of (f) 0.60 at.% and (g) 0.39–0.80 at.%.
    Fig. 4. Dependence of the focal length on the pump power. Different Nd:YAG concentrations of (a) 0.40 at.%, (b) 0.60 at.%, (c) 0.80 at.%, (d) 0.39–0.80 at.%, and (e) 0.80–0.39 at.%. Theoretical calculation of (f) 0.60 at.% and (g) 0.39–0.80 at.%.
    Experimental arrangement for comparison of the continuously spatially varying and conventional crystals. Schematic configurations for the different Nd:YAG concentrations of (a) 0.40 at.%, (b) 0.60 at.%, (c) 0.80 at.%, (d) 0.39–0.80 at.%, and (e) 0.80–0.39 at.%.
    Fig. 5. Experimental arrangement for comparison of the continuously spatially varying and conventional crystals. Schematic configurations for the different Nd:YAG concentrations of (a) 0.40 at.%, (b) 0.60 at.%, (c) 0.80 at.%, (d) 0.39–0.80 at.%, and (e) 0.80–0.39 at.%.
    Output average power with respect to the absorbed pump power for each laser crystal.
    Fig. 6. Output average power with respect to the absorbed pump power for each laser crystal.
    Beam profiles and beam qualities of (a) 0.39–0.80 at.% and (b) 0.60 at.%.
    Fig. 7. Beam profiles and beam qualities of (a) 0.39–0.80 at.% and (b) 0.60 at.%.
    Meng’en Wei, Tingqing Cheng, Renqin Dou, Qingli Zhang, Haihe Jiang. Superior performance of a 2 kHz pulse Nd:YAG laser based on a gradient-doped crystal[J]. Photonics Research, 2021, 9(7): 1191
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