We present a study on a watt-level acousto-optically Q-switched Pr:YLF laser at three different repetition rates(10 kHz,20 kHz,and 50 kHz)for the first time,to the best of our knowledge.The corresponding average outpu...We present a study on a watt-level acousto-optically Q-switched Pr:YLF laser at three different repetition rates(10 kHz,20 kHz,and 50 kHz)for the first time,to the best of our knowledge.The corresponding average output powers and pulse widths were measured to be 1.14 W,1.2 W,and 1.32 W,and 40 ns,52 ns,and 80 ns,respectively.A maximum pulse energy of0.11 mJ was obtained,corresponding to a peak power of up to 2.8 kW at a repetition rate of 10 kHz.The simulated dynamics of a fast Q-switched Pr:YLF laser is in agreement with the experiment.The laser's ability to generate stable pulses with high peak power and short pulse width makes it highly desirable for various practical applications,such as laser machining and material processing.展开更多
We report continuous-wave deep red lasers at 696.6 and 698.6 nm in a Pr^(3+):YLF crystal pumped by an InGaN laser diode.A Lyot filter was inserted into the cavity as a birefringent filter to select wavelength;the lase...We report continuous-wave deep red lasers at 696.6 and 698.6 nm in a Pr^(3+):YLF crystal pumped by an InGaN laser diode.A Lyot filter was inserted into the cavity as a birefringent filter to select wavelength;the lasers at 696.6 and 698.6 nm were obtained with a maximum output power of 1.36 and 3.11 W,separately.To the best of our knowledge,the output powers of these two lasers are the highest to date,and this is the first scaling of the output power of the Pr^(3+):YLF laser to the watt level at around 696 nm.In addition,the corresponding theoretical analysis and simulation were carried out to explain the experimental phenomena.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61975168)。
文摘We present a study on a watt-level acousto-optically Q-switched Pr:YLF laser at three different repetition rates(10 kHz,20 kHz,and 50 kHz)for the first time,to the best of our knowledge.The corresponding average output powers and pulse widths were measured to be 1.14 W,1.2 W,and 1.32 W,and 40 ns,52 ns,and 80 ns,respectively.A maximum pulse energy of0.11 mJ was obtained,corresponding to a peak power of up to 2.8 kW at a repetition rate of 10 kHz.The simulated dynamics of a fast Q-switched Pr:YLF laser is in agreement with the experiment.The laser's ability to generate stable pulses with high peak power and short pulse width makes it highly desirable for various practical applications,such as laser machining and material processing.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61975168)。
文摘We report continuous-wave deep red lasers at 696.6 and 698.6 nm in a Pr^(3+):YLF crystal pumped by an InGaN laser diode.A Lyot filter was inserted into the cavity as a birefringent filter to select wavelength;the lasers at 696.6 and 698.6 nm were obtained with a maximum output power of 1.36 and 3.11 W,separately.To the best of our knowledge,the output powers of these two lasers are the highest to date,and this is the first scaling of the output power of the Pr^(3+):YLF laser to the watt level at around 696 nm.In addition,the corresponding theoretical analysis and simulation were carried out to explain the experimental phenomena.
