Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 15, Issue 12, 121402(2017)
1.57 MW peak power pulses generated by a diode-pumped Q-switched Nd:LuAG ceramic laser
Fig. 1. Fluorescence emission spectrum of the Nd:LuAG ceramic[13].
Fig. 2. Schematic of the EO Q-switched Nd:LuAG ceramic laser: M1, high reflection (HR) at 1064 nm; M2 and M3, HR at 1064 nm and AR at 808 nm; M4,
Fig. 3. (Color online) Output energy as a function of pump energy in the free-running mode and Q-switched mode.
Fig. 4. (Color online) Output pulse energy as a function of pump energy.
Fig. 5. (Color online) Simulated thermal focal length versus repetition rate.
Fig. 6. Near-field beam profile with 11 mJ pulse energy at 100 Hz.
Fig. 7. (Color online) Beam quality factor
Fig. 8. Temporal trace of output laser pulse.
Fig. 9. Schematic of MOPA system: M1, HR at 1064 nm; M2, M3, M5, and M6, HR at 1064 nm and high transmission (HT) at 808 nm; M4,
Fig. 10. Experimental and stimulated output energy of Nd:LuAG ceramic amplifier as a function of the pump energy.
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Jian Ma, Tingting Lu, Xiaolei Zhu, Benxue Jiang, Pande Zhang, Weibiao Chen, "1.57 MW peak power pulses generated by a diode-pumped Q-switched Nd:LuAG ceramic laser," Chin. Opt. Lett. 15, 121402 (2017)
Category: Lasers and Laser Optics
Received: Oct. 16, 2017
Accepted: Oct. 20, 2017
Published Online: Jul. 18, 2018
The Author Email: Xiaolei Zhu (xlzhu@siom.ac.cn)