Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 60, Issue 9, 0914005(2023)

LD Side Pumped Er3+,Yb3+∶Glass Waveguide Passively Q-Switched Laser

Dapeng Liu1, Weichong Wu1, Hong Lei1,2,3,4、**, Zhanda Zhu1,2,3,4, Yongling Hui1,2,3,4, and Qiang Li1,2,3,4、*
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  • 1Institute of Laser Engineering, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
  • 2Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laser Technology, Beijing 100124, China
  • 3Beijing Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Center of Advanced Laser Manufacturing, Beijing 100124, China
  • 4Key Laboratory of Trans-Scale Laser Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100124, China
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    LD side pumped Er3+,Yb3+∶glass waveguide passively Q-switched laser was reported. By adhesive-free bonding techniques, Co-doped borosilicate glass with a thickness of 0.1 mm was bonded on four sides of the core (atom fraction 1% Er3+,21% Yb3+∶glass) of waveguide. The aim was to block the formation pathway of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) and improve the output efficiency of laser. In order to improve the pump uniformity and output beam quality of laser, K9 borosilicate optical glass was bonded on both sides of waveguide as the transmission layer of pump. In free-running mode, laser output was obtained with the maximum pulse energy of 34.7 mJ and the slope efficiency of 10.6%. In passively Q-switched mode, a pulse laser was achieved with wavelength of 1.535 μm, single pulse energy of 2.16 mJ, pulse width of 4.7 ns, peak power of 459 kW, and beam quality factor M2=1.53. Experimental results demonstrate that the bonding of Co2+∶glass on the four sides of Er3+,Yb3+∶glass is an effective method to inhibit ASE effect and improve the output pulse energy of laser.

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    Dapeng Liu, Weichong Wu, Hong Lei, Zhanda Zhu, Yongling Hui, Qiang Li. LD Side Pumped Er3+,Yb3+∶Glass Waveguide Passively Q-Switched Laser[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(9): 0914005

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Feb. 28, 2022

    Accepted: Mar. 29, 2022

    Published Online: May. 9, 2023

    The Author Email: Lei Hong (leihong@bjut.edu.cn), Li Qiang (ncltlq@bjut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP220822

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