Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 60, Issue 7, 0714003(2023)

Pulse Characteristics of Quasi Continuous-Wave Pumped Yb∶KYW/Cr4+∶YAG Q-Switched Laser

Nihui Zhang1,2, Mingjie Yao1,2, Wenqi Ge1,2, and Hongbo Zhang1,2、*
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  • 1Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China
  • 2Academy of Opto-Electronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    A theoretical investigation of the influence of pump parameters of quasi-continuous-wave laser-diode (LD) pumped Yb∶KYW/Cr4+∶YAG laser on pulse characteristics based on passively Q-switched rate equations is presented. Through numerical calculation, the relationship between the characteristics of Q-switched pulse delay, pulse width, sub-pulse sequence, and pump rate is analyzed to obtain the optimal pump-light duty cycle and effectively reduce the thermal effect caused by continuous-wave pump. Furthermore, the high-repetition-rate LD pump source is used in the experiment, and the accurate locking and control of output characteristics such as repetition rate, pulse delay, and the number of pulse trains of the passively Q-switched laser are realized by adjusting the pump parameters. When the duty cycles of 15.6-W pump power are 6.5%, 8%, and 9.65%, stable outputs of single pulse, double pulse, and triple pulse, respectively, are obtained, and the coupling resonance of pump pulse and laser pulse is improved. The experimental results are in agreement with the theoretical calculation.

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    Nihui Zhang, Mingjie Yao, Wenqi Ge, Hongbo Zhang. Pulse Characteristics of Quasi Continuous-Wave Pumped Yb∶KYW/Cr4+∶YAG Q-Switched Laser[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(7): 0714003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Jan. 6, 2022

    Accepted: Feb. 14, 2022

    Published Online: May. 24, 2023

    The Author Email: Zhang Hongbo (hbzhang@aircas.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP220459

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