Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 56, Issue 6, 061401(2019)

Passively Q-Switched Solid State Monolithic Laser Based on Composite Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG Crystal

Xuheng Gao** and Lizhi Wu*
Author Affiliations
  • School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210094, China
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    Schematic of laser and gain media. (a) Schematic of composite Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG monolithic laser; (b) Nd∶YAG gain media bounded with Cr∶YAG saturable absorber
    Total output pulse energy and conversion efficiency versus pump pulse energy
    Output parameters of composite Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG monolithic laser versus pump pulse energy. (a) Single output pulse energy and pulse width; (b) output pulse number and peak power
    Pulse trains of composite Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG monolithic laser under different pump laser durations. (a) 0.9 ms; (b) 1.3 ms; (c) 1.7 ms
    Temporal pulse profileof composite Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG monolithic laser
    Curves of photon density and population inversion density calculated by model. (a) Photon density versus population inversion density; (b) population inversion density versus time; (c) photo density versus time; (d) particle density versus time
    Prototype of composite Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG monolithic laser. (a) Structural diagram; (b) physical map
    • Table 1. Parameters of composite Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG monolithic laser

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      Table 1. Parameters of composite Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG monolithic laser

      ParameterValueParameterValue
      σ /cm22.35×10-19L/cm0.8
      σsg /cm24.3×10-18lg /mm4
      σse /cm28.2×10-19ls /mm4
      τ /μs210R0.5
      τs /μs3.4T00.3
      γ1N0 /cm-31.52×1020
      n1.82A /mm20.283
      /J1.87×10-19δL0.1
      c /(m·s-1)3×108
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    Xuheng Gao, Lizhi Wu. Passively Q-Switched Solid State Monolithic Laser Based on Composite Nd∶YAG/Cr∶YAG Crystal[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(6): 061401

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Sep. 27, 2018

    Accepted: Oct. 17, 2018

    Published Online: Jul. 30, 2019

    The Author Email: Gao Xuheng (2277467689@qq.com), Wu Lizhi (wulizhi@njust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP56.061401

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