Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 50, Issue 5, 102(2021)

Wavelength Tuning Characteristics of Nd:YAG/Cr4+:YAG Laser Based on Volume Bragg Grating

Peibei MENG... Ming QI, Wei RONG, Menglong LI, Chunhui WANG and Yuliang TAO |Show fewer author(s)
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  • Key Laboratory for Space Laser Information Perception Technology of CAST, Beijing Institute of Space Mechanics & Electricity,Beijing100094, China
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    Figures & Tables(12)
    Experimental setup and reflectivity curve
    Influence of VBG temperature on η0 and δλ
    VBG temperature-wavelength tuning curve
    Spectrum simulating and spectrum test results
    Relationship between laser wavelength and performance
    Pulse trace and pulse set-up time
    Relationship between pump power and performance
    η0 and δλ of VBG versus tV
    Influence of η0 and δλ on laser performance
    Laser performance
    • Table 1. Parameters for simulating

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      Table 1. Parameters for simulating

      ParameterValueReference
      Plank constant (h)6.626×10-34 J·s
      Velocity of light (c)3×108 m/s
      Pump wavelength (λp)808 nm
      Pump beam radius (ωp)0.185 mm
      Pump frequency (fp)10 000 Hz
      Pump duration (τp)40 μs
      Upper level lifetime of Nd:YAG (τf)230 μs
      Refractive index of Nd:YAG (nc)1.82
      Length of Nd:YAG (lc)5 mm
      Degeneracy factor (γ)1
      Coupling efficiency of spontaneous emission into lasing mode(κ)1×10-50
      Absorption efficiency (ηa)0.78(measured)
      Pump quantum efficiency (ηQ)0.95[16]
      Beam match efficiency (ηB)0.95[16]
      Initial transmission of Cr4+:YAG (T0)0.68
      Length of Cr4+:YAG (ls)1.95 mm
      Cr4+:YAG absorption cross section of simulated state (σe)2.2×10-19 cm2[16]
      Cr4+:YAG absorption cross section of ground state (σg)8.7×10-19 cm2[16]
      Cr4+:YAG simulated state lifetime (τs)3 μs
      Refractive index of Cr4+:YAG (ns)1.82
      Other cavity length (Δl)1 mm
      Cavity loss (δc)0.01
      Beam radius (ωl)0.15 mm
      Refractive index of VBG@25℃(nV)1.486 7[17]
      VBG spatial frequency (fV)0.001 5 nm-1[18]
      VBG central wavelength@25℃(λ0)1 064.18 nm
      VBG central diffractive efficiency (η0)70%
      VBG diffractive efficiency spectral width (δλ)60 pm
    • Table 2. Wavelength tunable range (τp =40 μs)

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      Table 2. Wavelength tunable range (τp =40 μs)

      η0δλ/pmPp0/WWavelength tunable range/nm
      70%6010.71 063.77~1 064.48
      70%609.51 063.81~1 064.29
      70%608.51 063.97~1 064.25
      70%607.51 064.10~1 064.23
      65%607.51 064.12~1 064.19
      80%607.51 063.98~1 064.26
      70%207.51 064.09~1 064.22
      70%1007.51 064.09~1 064.24
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    Peibei MENG, Ming QI, Wei RONG, Menglong LI, Chunhui WANG, Yuliang TAO. Wavelength Tuning Characteristics of Nd:YAG/Cr4+:YAG Laser Based on Volume Bragg Grating[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2021, 50(5): 102

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Nov. 25, 2020

    Accepted: Jan. 18, 2021

    Published Online: Jun. 22, 2021

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    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20215005.0514005

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