• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 20, Issue 3, 031403 (2022)
Huiqi Yang1, Pixian Jin1、2, Jing Su1、2, Xiaodong Xu3, Jun Xu4, and Huadong Lu1、2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Opto-electronics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
  • 2Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
  • 3Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
  • 4School of Physics Science and Engineering, Institute for Advanced Study, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202220.031403 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Huiqi Yang, Pixian Jin, Jing Su, Xiaodong Xu, Jun Xu, Huadong Lu. Realization of a continuous-wave single-frequency tunable Nd:CYA laser[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2022, 20(3): 031403 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of the LD-pumped CW SLM tunable dual-wavelength 1.08 µm and 0.54 µm laser. HWP, half-wave-plate; GC, galvanometer scanner; SC, servo controller; PM, power meter; PD, photodetector; WLM, wavelength meter; FWG, function waveform generator; PZT, piezoelectric transducer.
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of the LD-pumped CW SLM tunable dual-wavelength 1.08 µm and 0.54 µm laser. HWP, half-wave-plate; GC, galvanometer scanner; SC, servo controller; PM, power meter; PD, photodetector; WLM, wavelength meter; FWG, function waveform generator; PZT, piezoelectric transducer.
    Radius of the beam waist in the position of the Nd:CYA crystal versus the thermal focal length.
    Fig. 2. Radius of the beam waist in the position of the Nd:CYA crystal versus the thermal focal length.
    Output power of 1.08 µm and 0.54 µm lasers as a function of the incident pump power.
    Fig. 3. Output power of 1.08 µm and 0.54 µm lasers as a function of the incident pump power.
    Measured power stability of the 1.08 µm laser in 4 h.
    Fig. 4. Measured power stability of the 1.08 µm laser in 4 h.
    Beam quality of the 1.08 µm laser.
    Fig. 5. Beam quality of the 1.08 µm laser.
    Monitored longitudinal-mode structure of the 1.08 µm laser.
    Fig. 6. Monitored longitudinal-mode structure of the 1.08 µm laser.
    The Maximum tuning range of the 1.08 µm laser by rotating the incident angle of IE.
    Fig. 7. The Maximum tuning range of the 1.08 µm laser by rotating the incident angle of IE.
    Experimental results of the continuous frequency tuning. (a) Continuous frequency tuning of the 1.08 µm laser versus scanning time. (b) Corresponding power variation of the 1.08 µm laser in the process of continuous frequency tuning.
    Fig. 8. Experimental results of the continuous frequency tuning. (a) Continuous frequency tuning of the 1.08 µm laser versus scanning time. (b) Corresponding power variation of the 1.08 µm laser in the process of continuous frequency tuning.
    Huiqi Yang, Pixian Jin, Jing Su, Xiaodong Xu, Jun Xu, Huadong Lu. Realization of a continuous-wave single-frequency tunable Nd:CYA laser[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2022, 20(3): 031403
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