Research Progress on 808 nm VCSEL-Array-Pumped Solid-State Lasers

Fanghua Liu; Xin Gong; Yanan Zhang; Junqing Meng; Weibiao Chen

doi:10.3788/LOP56.120001

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Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
Vol. 56, Issue 12, 120001 (2019)

Research Progress on 808 nm VCSEL-Array-Pumped Solid-State Lasers

Fanghua Liu^1、2, Xin Gong^1、2, Yanan Zhang^1、2, Junqing Meng^1、2、*, and Weibiao Chen^1、2

Author Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Space Laser Communication and Detection Technology, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China

² Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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Fanghua Liu, Xin Gong, Yanan Zhang, Junqing Meng, Weibiao Chen. Research Progress on 808 nm VCSEL-Array-Pumped Solid-State Lasers[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(12): 120001 Copy Citation Text

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Structure and performance of circular VCSEL pump module. (a) Structure and dimension of pump module; (b) pump module mounted on Cu heat-sink; (c) light emission distribution of pump module; (d) output performance of pump module

Fig. 1. Structure and performance of circular VCSEL pump module. (a) Structure and dimension of pump module; (b) pump module mounted on Cu heat-sink; (c) light emission distribution of pump module; (d) output performance of pump module

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Fig. 2. Package drawing of water-cooled VCSEL-pumped passively Q-switched laser

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Fig. 3. Schematic of 2D VCSEL array coupled into fiber via microlens array

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Fig. 4. Picture of pump module. (a) VCSEL array mounted on 20 mm×20 mm micro-cooler assembly; (b) uniform distribution of pump light from pump module

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Fig. 5. Output performances of VCSEL array at different heat sink temperatures. (a) Output power as function of injection current; (b) central wavelength as function of injection current

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Research unit /year	Parameter	Output
U.S. Army RDECOMCERDEC^[32](2011)	Nd∶YAG, end-pumped, passively Q-switched	18 mJ, 4.6 ns, 5 Hz @1064 nm
U.S. Army RDECOMCERDEC^[34](2012)	Nd∶YAG, end-pumped, passively Q-switched	22 mJ, 1.4ns, 5 Hz @1064 nm
U.S. Army RDECOMCERDEC^[34](2012)	Nd∶YAG end-pumped, acousto-optic Q-switched	35 mJ, 7 ns, 5 Hz @1064 nm,7.5 mJ, 5 Hz @355 nm
Princeton Optronics^[33](2012)	Nd∶YAG, end-pumped, passively Q-switched	18 mJ, 4 Hz@1064 nm 10 mJ, 4 Hz @532 nm
Princeton Optronics^[38](2012)	Nd∶YAG, end-pumped, passively Q-switched	63 mJ @1064 nm
Princeton Optronics^[20](2012)	Nd∶YAG, end-pumped	5.8 W, 100 Hz @1064 nm
Changchun University ofScience and Technology^[31] (2013)	Nd∶GdVO₄, end-pumped	0.754W, 606 Hz @1064 nm
University of Pittsburgh^[36](2016)	Nd∶YAG end-pumped, actively Q-switched	12.9 mJ, 16 ns, 10 Hz @1064 nm
Princeton Optronics^[37](2017)	Nd∶YAG, end-pumped, passively Q-switched	47 mJ, 15 Hz @1064 nm

Table 1. Research progress on VCSEL- array end-pumped solid-state lasers

Research unit /year	Parameter	Output
Princeton Optronics^[18](2011)	Nd∶YAG, side-pumped,passively Q-switched	4.7 mJ, 4 ns @1064 nm, 2.5 mJ@532 nm, 0.8 mJ, 2.7ns @266 nm
Princeton Optronics^[18](2011)	Nd∶YAG, dual-side-pumped, acousto-optic Q-switched	12 mJ, 23 ns @946 nm,5.6 mJ, 17 ns @473 nm
Princeton Optronics^[33](2012)	Nd∶YAG, dual-side-pumped,acousto-optic Q-switch	21 mJ, 4 Hz @946 nm,10 mJ, 4 Hz, 17 ns @473 nm
Princeton Optronics^[20](2012)	Nd∶YAG, dual-side-pumped,passively Q-switch	7 mJ, 40 Hz @1064 nm,6.5 mJ, 10.9 ns, 240 Hz @1064 nm,0.8mJ, 240 Hz @266 nm
Princeton Optronics^[39](2013)	Nd∶YAG, dual side-pumped,passively Q-switched	8.34 W @1064 nm, 0.68 mJ,10 ns, 1.3 KHz @266 nm
Princeton Optronics^[19](2013)	Nd∶YAG, dual-side-pumped,acousto-optic Q-switched	20.4 mJ, 300 Hz @946 nm
Princeton Optronics^[40](2015)	Nd∶YAG, Three-VCSEL-arrayside-pumped, acousto-optic Q-switched	4.9 mJ, 210 Hz @473 nm,3.2 mJ, 340 Hz @473 nm

Table 2. Research progress on VCSEL-array side-pumped solid-state lasers

Research unit /year	Parameter	Output	Temperature /℃
U.S. Army RDECOMCERDEC^[44](2013)	Nd∶YAG, end-pumped,passively Q-switched	14-17 mJ, 2-4 ns, 10 Hz@1064 nm, 1.4 mJ,10 Hz @355 nm	10-60
Institute for MolecularScience, Japan^[50](2013)	Nd∶YAG, end-pumped,passively Q-switched	1 mJ @1064 nm	10-80
Shanghai Institute of Opticsand Fine Mechanics, ChineseAcademy of Sciences^[47](2013)	Nd∶YAG, end-pumped,passively Q-switched	81 μJ, 13 ns,100 Hz @1064 nm	15-35
Princeton Optronics^[43](2016)	Nd∶YAG, end-pumped,passively Q-switched	18 mJ, 15 Hz@1064 nm	25-60
Shanghai Institute of Opticsand Fine Mechanics, ChineseAcademy of Sciences^[48] (2018)	Nd∶YAG, side-pumped,passively Q-switched	2.1 mJ, 40 Hz @1064 nm	9-17
Shanghai Institute of Optics andFine Mechanics, Chinese Academyof Sciences^[49] (2019)	Nd∶YAG, side-pumped,passively Q-switched	21.5 mJ, 1 Hz,4.3 ns @1064nm	-75-40

Table 3. Research progress on VCSEL-array-pumped solid-state lasers operating in wide temperature range

Fanghua Liu, Xin Gong, Yanan Zhang, Junqing Meng, Weibiao Chen. Research Progress on 808 nm VCSEL-Array-Pumped Solid-State Lasers[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(12): 120001

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