scholarly journals Wavelength-Tunable Nonlinear Mirror Mode-Locked Laser Based on MgO-Doped Lithium Niobate

Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 861
Author(s):  
Lina Zhao ◽  
Luyang Tong ◽  
Fangxin Cai ◽  
Ye Yuan ◽  
Yangjian Cai
Keyword(s):  
Lithium Niobate ◽  
Continuous Wave ◽  
Maximum Output Power ◽  
Picosecond Laser ◽  
Output Pulse ◽  
Mode Locking ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Wavelength Tunable ◽  
Mirror Mode ◽  
Mode Locked Laser

We present a high-power, wavelength-tunable picosecond Yb3+: CaGdAlO4 (Yb:CALGO) laser based on MgO-doped lithium niobate (MgO:LN) nonlinear mirror mode locking. The output wavelength in the continuous wave (CW) regime is tunable over a 45 nm broad range. Mode locking with a MgO:LN nonlinear mirror, the picosecond laser is tunable over 23 nm from 1039 to 1062 nm. The maximum output power of the mode-locked laser reaches 1.46 W, and the slope efficiency is 18.6%. The output pulse duration at 1049 nm is 8 ps. The laser repetition rate and bandwidth are 115.5 MHz and 1.7 nm, respectively.

scholarly journals Tunable and Passively Mode-Locking Nd0.01:Gd0.89La0.1NbO4 Picosecond Laser

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 3179
Author(s):  
Shande Liu ◽  
Yuqing Zhao ◽  
Ke Zhang ◽  
Bo Chen ◽  
Ning Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Output Power ◽  
Continuous Wave ◽  
Maximum Output Power ◽  
Picosecond Laser ◽  
Czochralski Method ◽  
Laser Pulses ◽  
Mode Locking ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Ultrafast Laser Pulses ◽  
First Time

A high-quality Nd0.01:Gd0.89La0.1NbO4 (Nd:GLNO) crystal is grown by the Czochralski method, demonstrating wide absorption and fluorescence spectra and advantage for producing ultrafast laser pulses. In this paper, the tunable and passively mode-locking Nd:GLNO lasers are characterized for the first time. The tuning coverage is 34.87 nm ranging from 1058.05 to 1092.92 nm with a maximum output power of 4.6 W at 1065.29 nm. A stable continuous-wave (CW) passively mode-locking Nd:GLNO laser is achieved at 1065.26 nm, delivering a pulse width of 9.1 ps and a maximum CW mode-locking output power of 0.27 W.

scholarly journals A Compact and High Efficiency Intracavity Opo Based on Periodically-poled Lithium Niobate

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Wang ◽  
Mingyao Gao ◽  
Shuhui Yu ◽  
Jian Ning ◽  
Zhenda Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lithium Niobate ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Continuous Wave ◽  
Maximum Output Power ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Periodically Poled ◽  
Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate ◽  
Optical Parametric ◽  
Simulated Temperature ◽  
Output Laser

Abstract We demonstrate a compact, high-efficiency and widely tunable intracavity singly resonant optical parametric oscillator (IC-OPO) based on multichannel periodically-poled lithium niobate (PPLN). The IC-OPO is composed of 808 nm pump laser diode (LD), Nd:YVO4 laser and linear OPO. The continuous-wave (CW) mid-infrared (MIR) output laser is tunable from 2.25 μm to 4.79 μm. The maximum output power exceeds 1.08 W at 3.189 μm at 9.1 W LD pump power and the conversion efficiency is 11.88 %. We also build up a prototype with volume of Wmm3 and its total weight is less than 2 Kg. The measured power stability is 1.3 % Root Meat Square (RMS) for a 3 h duration under simulated high temperature conditions of 40 ℃. RMS is 2.6 % for a 4 h duration when simulated temperature is - 40 ℃.

scholarly journals 500-kHz Level High Energy Double-Pass Nd:YVO4 Picosecond Amplifier with Optic–Optic Efficiency of 51%

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 219
Author(s):  
Xuesheng Liu ◽  
Huan He ◽  
Yiheng Song ◽  
Congcong Wang ◽  
Zhiyong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Pulse Energy ◽  
Beam Quality ◽  
Maximum Output Power ◽  
Picosecond Laser ◽  
Output Pulse ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
High Pulse Energy ◽  
Double Pass ◽  
High Pulse

We have demonstrated a high pulse energy and high optic–optic efficiency double-pass picosecond (ps) master oscillator power amplifier system of 1064 nm at a pulse repetition rate of 500 kHz. A 500 kHz, 7.68 μJ picosecond laser is used as the seed laser. Through one stage double-pass traveling-wave amplifier, a maximum output power of 16.19 W at a pump power of 31.7 W is generated with the optic–optic efficiency of 51.07%. The output pulse duration is 17.6 ps, corresponding to the pulse energy of 32.38 μJ. The beam quality factor M 2 were measured to be 1.28 and 1.17 along the x, y axis direction, respectively.

scholarly journals A compact and high efficiency intracavity OPO based on periodically poled lithium niobate

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Wang ◽  
Mingyao Gao ◽  
Shuhui Yu ◽  
Jian Ning ◽  
Zhenda Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lithium Niobate ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Continuous Wave ◽  
Maximum Output Power ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Periodically Poled ◽  
Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate ◽  
Optical Parametric ◽  
Simulated Temperature ◽  
Output Laser

AbstractWe demonstrate a compact, high efficiency and widely tunable intracavity singly resonant optical parametric oscillator (IC-OPO) based on multichannel periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN). The IC-OPO is composed of 808 nm pump laser diode (LD), Nd:YVO4 laser and linear OPO. The continuous-wave (CW) mid-infrared (MIR) output laser is tunable from 2.25 to 4.79 μm. The maximum output power exceeds 1.08 W at 3.189 μm at 9.1 W LD pump power and the conversion efficiency is 11.88%. We also build up a prototype with volume of 145 × 85 × 42.5 mm3 and its total weight is less than 2 kg. The measured power stability is 1.3% Root Meat Square (RMS) for a 3 h duration under simulated high temperature conditions of 40 °C. RMS is 2.6% for a 4 h duration when simulated temperature is − 40 °C.

scholarly journals High Power SESAM Mode-Locked Laser Based on Yb3+:YAlO3 Bulk Crystal

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-186
Author(s):  
A. Rudenkov ◽  
V. Kisel ◽  
A. Yasukevich ◽  
K. Hovhannesyan ◽  
A. Petrosyan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Active Medium ◽  
High Power ◽  
Continuous Wave ◽  
Maximum Output Power ◽  
Rare Earth Ions ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Optical Efficiency ◽  
Power Mode ◽  
Mode Locked Laser

Yttrium aluminium perovskite YAlO3 (YAP) crystal, doped with rare-earth ions, has been extensively studied as a diode-pumped laser host material. The wide interest to rare-earth ions doped YAP crystals is explained by its good thermal and mechanical properties, high natural birefringence, widely used Czochralski  growth method. The aim of this work was to study the Yb3+:YAlO3  crystal as an active medium for high  power mode-locked laser.Yb3+-doped perovskite-like aluminate crystals have unique spectroscopic and thermooptical properties that allowed using these crystals as an active medium of high power continuous wave (CW) and modelocked (ML) bulk lasers with diode pumping.growth method. The aim of this work was to study the Yb3+:YAlO3  crystal as an active medium for high  power mode-locked laser.In our work spectroscopic properties of Yb:YAP crystal and laser characteristics in CW and ML regimes are investigated. Maximum output power of 4 W with optical-to-optical efficiency of 16.3 % and 140 fs pulse duration have been obtained for Yb:YAP E //c-polarization with 10 % output coupler transmittance. Tunability range as wide as 67 nm confirms high promise of using Yb:YAP crystal for lasers working in wide spectral range. 

scholarly journals The Investigation on Ultrafast Pulse Formation in a Tm–Ho-Codoped Mode-Locking Fiber Oscillator

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 3460
Author(s):  
Jingcheng Shang ◽  
Yizhou Liu ◽  
Shengzhi Zhao ◽  
Yuefeng Zhao ◽  
Yuzhi Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Output Power ◽  
Single Pulse ◽  
Mode Locking ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Polarization Rotation ◽  
Nonlinear Polarization ◽  
Soliton Pulse ◽  
Proper Design ◽  
Nonlinear Polarization Rotation ◽  
Pulse Formation

We experimentally investigate the formation of various pulses from a thulium–holmium (Tm–Ho)-codoped nonlinear polarization rotation (NPR) mode-locking fiber oscillator. The ultrafast fiber oscillator can simultaneously operate in the noise-like and soliton mode-locking regimes with two different emission wavelengths located around 1947 and 2010 nm, which are believed to be induced from the laser transition of Tm3+ and Ho3+ ions respectively. When the noise-like pulse (NLP) and soliton pulse (SP) co-exist inside the laser oscillator, a maximum output power of 295 mW is achieved with a pulse repetition rate of 19.85-MHz, corresponding to a total single pulse energy of 14.86 nJ. By adjusting the wave plates, the fiber oscillator could also deliver the dual-NLPs or dual-SPs at dual wavelengths, or single NLP and single SP at one wavelength. The highest 61-order harmonic soliton pulse and 33.4-nJ-NLP are also realized respectively with proper design of the fiber cavity.

LD-pumped high-power continuous-wave Pr3+:YLF deep red lasers at 718.5 and 720.8 nm

Laser Physics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 025801
Author(s):  
Xiangrui Liu ◽  
Zhuang Li ◽  
Chengkun Shi ◽  
Bo Xiao ◽  
Run Fang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Output Power ◽  
High Power ◽  
Slope Efficiency ◽  
Laser Emission ◽  
Continuous Wave ◽  
Optical Glass ◽  
Maximum Output Power ◽  
Glass Plate ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
First Time

Abstract We demonstrated 22 W LD-pumped high-power continuous-wave (CW) deep red laser operations at 718.5 and 720.8 nm based on an a-cut Pr3+:YLF crystal. The output power of both polarized directions reached the watt-level without output power saturation. A single wavelength laser operated at 720.8 nm in the π-polarized direction was achieved, with a high output power of 4.5 W and high slope efficiency of approximately 41.5%. To the best of our knowledge, under LD-pumped conditions, the laser output power and slope efficiency are the highest at 721 nm. By using a compact optical glass plate as an intracavity etalon, we suppressed the π-polarized 720.8 nm laser emission. And σ-polarized single-wavelength laser emission at 718.5 nm was achieved, with a maximum output power of 1.45 W and a slope efficiency of approximately 17.8%. This is the first time that we have achieved the σ-polarized laser emission at 718.5 nm generated by Pr3+:YLF lasers.

scholarly journals Continuous-Wave and Passively Q-Switched Er:Y2O3 Ceramic Laser at 2.7 μm

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhipeng Qin ◽  
Guoqiang Xie ◽  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Jingui Ma ◽  
Peng Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Output Power ◽  
Continuous Wave ◽  
Maximum Output Power ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Average Output ◽  
Semiconductor Saturable Absorber ◽  
Infrared Spectral ◽  
Maximum Average Output Power ◽  
Ceramic Laser ◽  
Stable Passive

We report on a continuous-wave (CW) and passively Q-switched Er:Y2O3 ceramic laser in mid-infrared spectral region. In the CW regime, a maximum output power of 2.07 W is achieved at 2717.3 nm with a slope efficiency of 13.5%. Stable passive Q-switching of the Er:Y2O3 ceramic laser is demonstrated based on semiconductor saturable absorber mirror. Under an absorbed pump power of 12.4 W, a maximum average output power of 223 mW is generated with a pulse energy of 1.7 μJ and a pulse width of 350 ns at 2709.3 nm.

scholarly journals Tape casting of a YAG/Yb:YAG/YAG transparent ceramic for a broadband tunable laser

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Wang ◽  
Wenxue Li ◽  
Xianghui Yang ◽  
Dongbi Bai ◽  
Kangwen Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Wave ◽  
Maximum Output Power ◽  
Tape Casting ◽  
Tunable Laser ◽  
Laser Cavity ◽  
Optical Transmittance ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Casting Method ◽  
Output Wavelength ◽  
Low Threshold

Abstract A composite transparent YAG/Yb:YAG/YAG ceramic was prepared by a non-aqueous tape-casting method. An optical transmittance of 82% was obtained at visible wavelength and around 1100 nm. A low-threshold, broadband tunable continuous-wave (CW) laser at 1031 nm was further demonstrated from the ceramic sample, which was pumped by a 974 nm fiber-pigtailed laser diode. The threshold pump power was 0.45 W and the maximum output power was 3.2 W, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 20.4%. By inserting an SF57 prism in the laser cavity, the output wavelength could be tuned continuously from 1021 to 1058 nm.

scholarly journals In-Band Pumped Continuous-Wave Lasers Based on Ho:KY(WO4)2 Crystal and Ho:KGdYbY(WO4)2 Epitaxial Layer

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 264-271
Author(s):  
O. P. Dernovich ◽  
N. V. Gusakovа ◽  
V. E. Kisel ◽  
A. V. Kravtsov ◽  
S. A. Guretsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystal ◽  
Output Power ◽  
Epitaxial Layer ◽  
Continuous Wave ◽  
Maximum Output Power ◽  
Laser Generation ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Solid State Lasers ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Double Tungstate

2 μm lasers are in demand for a number of practical applications, such as environmental monitoring, remote sensing, medicine, material processing, and are also used as a pump sources for optical parametric generators. Crystals of double potassium tungstates doped with ions of rare-earth elements were shown to be promising materials both for  the  creation  of  classical  solid-state  lasers  and  waveguide  lasers. The aim of this work was to develop a tunable pump laser in the spectral region of 1.9 µm based on double tungstate crystals doped with thulium ions and to study the lasing characteristics of a Ho:KY(WO4)2 crystal and a Ho:KGdYbY(WO4)2 single-crystal epitaxial layer under in-band pumping.With a Ho(1at.%):KY(WO4)2  crystal, continuous wave low-threshold lasing with an output power of 85 mW with a slope efficiency of 54 % at 2074 nm was achieved. For the first time to our knowledge, continuous wave laser  generation  in  a  waveguide  configuration  is  realized  in  a  single-crystal  layer of potassium tungstate doped with holmium ions grown by liquid-phase epitaxy. The maximum output power at a wavelength of 2055 nm was 16.5 mW.

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