Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 43, Issue 11, 1101005(2016)
350 mJ LD Side-Pumped Q-Switched Nd:YAG Laser Without Water Cooling
A LD side-pumped, high-energy, high-beam-quality, Q-switched all-solid-state Nd:YAG laser without water cooling is developed. The laser is integrally cooled by using a thermoelectric cooler (TEC), which is conducive to the miniaturization and portability of laser. The dimension of Nd:YAG crystal rod used in experiment is φ7 mm×100 mm and the Nd atom number fraction is 1.1%. The maximum peak power of LD pumping is 15 kW. The laser output at 1064 nm with the maximum pulse energy of 350 mJ, pulse width of 9.7 ns, optical-electrical conversion efficiency of 6.7% and energy stability less than 5% is obtained at 10 Hz repeat frequency. The beam qualities M2 of horizontal and vertical directions are 7.7 and 12.3, respectively.
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Dong Jian, Liu Xuesheng, Si Hanying, Peng Chao, Liu Youqiang, Cao Mingzhen, Wang Zhiyong. 350 mJ LD Side-Pumped Q-Switched Nd:YAG Laser Without Water Cooling[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2016, 43(11): 1101005
Category: laser devices and laser physics
Received: Jul. 1, 2016
Accepted: --
Published Online: Nov. 10, 2016
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