Chinese Optics, Volume. 17, Issue 3, 617(2024)

Influence of flow channel structure on characteristics of laser diode pumped flowing-gas rubidium vapor laser

Li PAN1,2, Yang HE1, Li-guo MA3, Yan-hui JI1,2, Jin-dai LIU1,2, and Fei CHEN1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Laser Interaction with Matter, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Southwest Institute of Technical Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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    Figures & Tables(19)
    Laser dynamic process of Rb-FDPAL
    Schematic diagram of LD side-pumped Rb-FDPAL
    Four flow directions of circulating gases in Rb-FDPAL
    The change of laser output power with pump power under four flow directions at different gas flow rates
    Three-dimensional temperature distribution and flow distribution under four gas flow directions when pump power is 10000 W and the initial air inlet velocity is 10 m/s
    Three-dimensional flow field distribution under four gas flow directions when the pump power is 10000 W and the initial air inlet velocity is 10 m/s
    Three diagrams of channel cross-sectional areas of LD side-pumped Rb-FDPAL
    The relationship between laser output power and pump power at different gas flow rates and four kinds of channel cross-sectional areas
    Three-dimensional temperature distribution for three flow channel structures when the pump power is 10000 W and the initial air inlet velocity is 10 m/s
    Three-dimensional flow field distribution for three flow channel structures when the pump power is 10000 W and the initial air inlet velocity is 10 m/s
    Comparison of the vii structure with the cross-sectional area of 81 cm2 (a) before and (b) after optimization
    The relationship between laser output power and pump power at different gas flow rates under vii and viii structures
    Three-dimensional temperature distributions under structures (a) vii and (b) viii
    Three-dimensional flow field distributions under structures (a) vii and (b) viii
    The average particle number concentration in the cell as a function of flow velocity
    The laser spot pattern for the channel structure vii with the gain zone length of 5 cm. (a) 2D; (b) 3D
    • Table 1. Partial thermophysical properties of buffer gases

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      Table 1. Partial thermophysical properties of buffer gases

      缓冲气体恒压热容(J·kg−1·K−1)粘滞系数(Pa·s)导热系数(W·m−1·K−1)
      5193.23×10−8×T+1×10−50.0003×T+0.0897
      乙烷3.9×T+600.33×10−8×T+2×10−50.0002×T−0.035
    • Table 2. Parameters of gas flowing diode pumped rubidium laser

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      Table 2. Parameters of gas flowing diode pumped rubidium laser

      参数参数
      泵浦光中心波长(nm)780蒸气池增益长度(cm)5
      泵浦光光斑大小(cm×cm)5×0.2反射镜M3反射率99%
      泵浦光线宽(GHz)30耦合输出镜M4反射率50%
      缓冲气体压强(atm)1流动气体初始温度(K)393.15
    • Table 3. Comparison of the experimental results for different flow channel structures

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      Table 3. Comparison of the experimental results for different flow channel structures

      参数文献[13]文献[14]
      气体流道结构vi结构v结构
      泵浦功率(W)310065
      泵浦线宽(GHz)24.820
      蒸气池温度(K)-388
      气体流速(${\mathrm{m}} \cdot {{\mathrm{s}}^{ - 1}}$)>81~4
      激光输出功率(W)150024
      本模型仿真的激光输出功率158727
      光-光转换效率48%36%
      本模型仿真的光-光转换效率51%41%
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    Li PAN, Yang HE, Li-guo MA, Yan-hui JI, Jin-dai LIU, Fei CHEN. Influence of flow channel structure on characteristics of laser diode pumped flowing-gas rubidium vapor laser[J]. Chinese Optics, 2024, 17(3): 617

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    Paper Information

    Category: Original Article

    Received: Oct. 8, 2023

    Accepted: Dec. 5, 2023

    Published Online: Jul. 31, 2024

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    DOI:10.37188/CO.2023-0174

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