Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 41, Issue 5, 502011(2014)
A PbWO4 Solid-State Raman Amplifier Excited by 1064 nm Nanosecond Pulses
The output properties of an extracavity PbWO4 Raman laser are investigated. A PbWO4 solid Raman amplifier is also presented. The extracavity PbWO4 Raman laser and PbWO4 solid Raman amplifier are both pumped by an electro-optically Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. For the extra cavity PbWO4 Raman laser, with incident pulse energy of 40 mJ, the obtained maximum conversion efficiency of the first Stokes is 13%. When the pump energy is 48 mJ, the obtained maximum pulse energy and conversion efficiency of the second Stokes are 11 mJ and 23%, and the conversion efficiency of the full scattering laser is 34%. For the PbWO4 solid Raman amplifier, the maximum output energy of the amplifying first Stokes pulse and the amplification factor are 11 mJ and 3.3.
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Zhang Wenhui, Ding Shuanghong, Ding Ze, Jia Haixu, Liu Jiajia. A PbWO4 Solid-State Raman Amplifier Excited by 1064 nm Nanosecond Pulses[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2014, 41(5): 502011
Category: Laser physics
Received: Nov. 20, 2013
Accepted: --
Published Online: Mar. 25, 2014
The Author Email: Zhang Wenhui (zhw15054529139@163.com)