Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 53, Issue 2, 20230730(2024)
Advances in 2 μm single-longitudinal-mode all-solid-state pulsed lasers (cover paper·invited)
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Fig. 2. Structure diagram. (a) Ring cavity; (b) Twisted-mode cavity
Fig. 3. Experimental setup of the single-longitudinal-mode Q-switched Ho:YVO4 MOPA system[38]
Fig. 6. Experimental setup of the injection-seeded Ho:YLF laser[66]
Fig. 7. Experimental setup of single-longitudinal-mode Ho:YLF laser Doppler wind lidar[39]
Fig. 9. Experimental setup of the NPRO injection-seeded Ho:YAG laser[78]
Fig. 10. Experimental setup of the CDIAL based on 2 µm single-longitudinal-mode laser[79]
Table 1. Spectral characteristics of commonly used gain media for 2 μm solid-state laser
View tableView in ArticleTable 1. Spectral characteristics of commonly used gain media for 2 μm solid-state laser
Crystal Typical absorption wavelength/ nm Absorption section/ cm2 Typical emission wavelength/ nm Emission section/ cm2 Fluorescence lifetime/ ms Tm:YAG 785 7.5×10−21 2 014 2.9×10−21 11 Tm:YAP 795 3.7×10−21-8.5×10−21 1 940, 1 980 5×10−21-6×10−21 4.4-7.7 Tm:YLF 792 5.5×10−21 1 908 2.3×10−21 16 Ho:YAG 1 908 1.09×10−20 2 090 1.14×10−20 7 Ho:YLF 1 940 1.2×10−20 2 060 1.8×10−20 10
Table 2. Output characteristics of 2 μm single-longitudinal-mode all-solid-state pulsed laser with ring cavity
View tableView in ArticleTable 2. Output characteristics of 2 μm single-longitudinal-mode all-solid-state pulsed laser with ring cavity
Year Institution Wavelength/nm Repetition rate Power/W Energy Pulse width/ns 2006[ 34 ]NASA Langley Research Center 2053 - - 1.1 J - 2010[ 35 ]NASA Langley Research Center 2053 5 Hz 1.25 250 mJ - 2014[ 35 ]NASA Langley Research Center 2050.967 100 Hz - 40 mJ 32 2017[ 37 ]Harbin Institute of Technology 2063.8 - 3.73 - - 2017[ 41 ]Harbin Institute of Technology 2053.9 - 0.941 - - 2019[ 38 ]Harbin Institute of Technology 2052.96 67 kHz 1.67 24.9 μJ 910
Table 3. Output characteristics of 2 μm single-longitudinal-mode all-solid-state laser with twisted-mode cavity
View tableView in ArticleTable 3. Output characteristics of 2 μm single-longitudinal-mode all-solid-state laser with twisted-mode cavity
Year Institution Crystal Wavelength Power/W Pulse width/ns 2012[ 44 ]Beijing Institute of Technology Tm:YAG 2 μm 1.46 - 2014[ 45 ]Harbin Institute of Technology Ho:YAG 2 μm 1 - 2017[ 46 ]613th Research Institute of AVIC Tm:Ho:YAG 2090.9 nm 0.2 - 2020[ 42 ]Harbin Institute of Technology Ho:YAG 2097.46 nm 0.4 116.5
Table 4. Output characteristics of 2 μm single-longitudinal-mode all-solid-state pulsed laser with VBG
View tableView in ArticleTable 4. Output characteristics of 2 μm single-longitudinal-mode all-solid-state pulsed laser with VBG
Year Institution Wavelength/nm Repetition rate/kHz Energy Pulse width Linewidth 2015[ 47 ]Northwest University 1988.8 96.2 7.5 μJ 2.2 μs 4.2 MHz 2018[ 48 ]Harbin Institute of Technology 2100.5 3 1.9 mJ 54 ns - 2019[ 49 ]Harbin Institute of Technology 2100.5 100 63.3µJ 3.6 ns - 2020[ 50 ]Paris-Saclay University 1960 1 230 µJ 50 ns <4 pm
Table 5. Output characteristics of 2 μm single-longitudinal-mode all-solid-state pulsed laser with injection-seeded
View tableView in ArticleTable 5. Output characteristics of 2 μm single-longitudinal-mode all-solid-state pulsed laser with injection-seeded
Year Institution Wavelength /nm Repetition rate Energy /mJ Pulse width /ns Linewidth /MHz 1997[ 56 ]NASA Langley Research Center 2050 10 Hz 35 400 - 1998[ 57 ]2011[ 67 ]NASA Langley Research Center Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa 2050 2064 6 Hz 50 Hz 125 210 170 350 - - 2012[ 58 ]Harbin Institute of Technology 2130.7 100 Hz 2.8 289 4.5 2012[ 61 ]Harbin Institute of Technology 2090.9 100 Hz 7.6 132 3.5 2012[ 74 ]Harbin Institute of Technology 2090 110 Hz 11 110 4.8 2013[ 85 ]Harbin Institute of Technology 2118 100 Hz 8 151 3.7 2013[ 68 ]Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa 2064 60 Hz 330 - - 2015[ 79 ]French National Centre for Scientific Research 2050 2 kHz 10 40 10 2016[ 76 ]Beijing Institute of Technology 2090.2912 200 Hz 14.76 121.6 3.84 2017[ 86 ]Beijing Institute of Technology 2100 200 Hz 44 113 3.98 2018[ 39 ]National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan 2064 200 Hz 21 150 - 2018[ 66 ]Harbin Institute of Technology 2050.967 100 Hz 4.4 65 4.1 2018[ 77 ]Beijing Institute of Technology 2090 1.25 kHz 13.76 178.9 2.65 2019[ 69 ]Harbin Institute of Technology 2064.414 100 Hz 16.1 221.3 3.87 2020[ 80 ]Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics 2051.9 10 Hz 5.6 429.7 1.24 2020[ 87 ]Harbin Institute of Technology 2064.414 100 Hz 24.2 250 2.81 2023[ 77 ]Harbin Institute of Technology 2090.6964 100 Hz 32.3 166 2.84 2023[ 70 ]Harbin Institute of Technology 2096.667 100 Hz 33.3 161.2 4.12
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Bingzheng Yan, Xikui Mu, Jiashuo An, Yaoyao Qi, Jie Ding, Zhenxu Bai, Yulei Wang, Zhiwei Lv. Advances in 2 μm single-longitudinal-mode all-solid-state pulsed lasers (cover paper·invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2024, 53(2): 20230730
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Published Online: Mar. 27, 2024
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