Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 60, Issue 9, 0914006(2023)
High Energy Side-Pumped Narrow Nanosecond Pulses Nd∶YAG Laser Amplifier
We reported a high energy, high beam quality LD side-pumped narrow nanosecond pulses Nd∶YAGlaser amplifier. The amplification system consists of a nanosecond electro-optic Q-switched oscillator and a two-stage side-pumped Nd∶YAG rod amplifier. The oscillation stage uses Nd∶YVO4 crystal as the gain medium to reduce thermally induced birefringence and reduce intra-cavity losses. The amplification stage adopts a two-stage amplification structure to improve the magnification. Finally, when the pulse repetition frequency is 10 Hz, 1064 nm laser output with maximum single pulse energy of 377 mJ, pulse width of 5.9 ns, and average beam quality factor of 1.86 is obtained.
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Xihang Yang, Zihan Zhou, Zhimin Wang, Dafu Cui, Qinjun Peng. High Energy Side-Pumped Narrow Nanosecond Pulses Nd∶YAG Laser Amplifier[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(9): 0914006
Category: Lasers and Laser Optics
Received: Apr. 12, 2022
Accepted: May. 14, 2022
Published Online: May. 9, 2023
The Author Email: Wang Zhimin (wangzmok@163.com)